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Tunnel Laundry for Central Railway
Published on 18 Apr, 2013 at 16:10 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurated the fully automated Tunnel laundry system installed by Girbau India at Wadi Bunder on April 16. The 12-tonne capacity laundry plant has been set up on a build-operate-own-transfer basis for 15 years at a cost of र 15 crores. The plant will be operated by A1 Laundry Services,
Central Railway to outsource industrial waste disposal
Published on 14 Feb, 2013 at 12:00 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
In order to address the disposal of unsegregated industrial waste from its repair workshop located at Matunga, Central Railway is planning to outsource the job to a government authorised agency as per the industrial waste handling and disposal norms under the Factories Act. The agency to be hired within a month will also engage in
Central Railway outsources cleaning of coaches
Central Railway, Mumbai Division, has outsourced internal cleaning of 2100 coaches at Matunga Workshop for a period of one year. The work includes cleaning of coaches and intensive cleaning of outgoing coaches after repairs at the Matunga Workshop. Informs Saket Mishra, Sr DME (Coaching), Central Railway, Mumbai division, “The work entails cleaning of aluminium chequered
Mechanised cleaning for Manmad depot
Published on 18 Jul, 2012 at 14:56 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Central Railway at Manmad is planning to outsource dry sweeping, cleaning and watering of train at its Depot for a period of three years. The contractor will clean 70080 coaches within this stipulated period. Parivesh Sahu from DRM Office, Central Railway, Bhusawal told Clean India Journal, “As per the rules, all coaches must be watered
Drain water grown vegetables stopped
The farming in 400 acres of land along the railway tracks of Central and Western railways, where vegetables are grown using drain water and sold in markets across Mumbai will be stopped. The Municipal Corporation had found that dirty drain water flowing along the rail tracks were being used to grow vegetables. The alarm was
Special cleaning cell for Pune Station
Published on 18 Mar, 2012 at 12:00 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Railway Budget of 2012-13 has included the formation of a special cleaning body to take care of in the trains and the stations. In a recent press note, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi admitted that the standards of cleanliness at stations need to be improved. The first move in this direction has been taken by
Hot air to keep rodents away
Published on 13 Mar, 2012 at 16:13 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Among the various passenger amenities introduced by the Central Railway to ensure cleanliness and maintenance in its coaches, is also the new hot air technology which will be used to disinfect the AC coaches. The hot air technology will deal with rodents and cockroaches. Other measures adopted by the Railway include disposable commode covers for
CR’s Public Toilet Policy
The Central Railway has finally formulated a public toilet policy and invited proposals for comprehensive toilet services at every railway station across the Mumbai city. The policy lays down specific guidelines, including hiring uniformed staff, cleanliness norms and even the toiletries to be used inside. All stations in the Mumbai division have been clubbed as
Coach Cleaning
Published on 1 Feb, 2010 at 16:38 in Professional, Technology / Features | Viewed times | No Comments
The January issue of Clean India Journal discussed at length the increased efficiency mechanised cleaning can bring both in terms of cost and the cleaning results. While building service contractors and Facility Management companies are putting equipment and chemicals to optimum use in maintaining various facilities, Railways, Airports and Highways are also experiencing the benefits of mechanisation. CIJ had...
JohnsonDiversey chemicals for CR’s first laundry
Published on 1 Dec, 2009 at 9:29 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
JohnsonDiversey India has installed state-of-the-art Auto Dosing System for the first-ever laundry facility of the Central Railway at Wadi Bunder, Mumbai. The Central Railway has converted the compressor room at Wadi Bunder into a laundry where over 2000 bed rolls are washed every day. The installation of the laundry system is a welcome move, given
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