Tag Archives: Indian Railways

To serve as a backup in case existing quarantine or isolation centers become full, Indian Railways is converting 5,000 train coaches into quarantine or isolation wards, which amounts to 40,000 beds, and is prepared to convert 15,000 more coaches.   Also ... Read More »

The inauguration was graced by Dinesh Jagdale, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE); Alok Kumar Tiwari, Principal Executive Director (EnHM), Railway Ministry, Government of India; Sunil Ralph, Group Head, Facility Management Services, GMR Group; Suresh Bhatia, President, ... Read More »

It is tough to summarise the paradigm shifts that are taking place in the cleaning industry. One definitely needs to be part of the Clean India shows, which provides an open window on the changing trends, demands, product preferences, new ... Read More »

The National Green Tribunal has directed all stations across the Indian Railways to obtain necessary environmental permissions. Directing the national transporter to consider the suggestions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on implementing the Water (Prevention and Control of ... Read More »

The world-famous JUKI sewing machine manufacturers, Shanghai Weishi Machinery Co. Ltd, is today’s largest manufacturer of laundry equipment of South China. Clean India Journal visited Weishi’s state-of-the-art multi-storeyed facility in Shanghai and also visited some of the facilities with Weishi ... Read More »

Several steps have been taken towards improving cleanliness on the railway network. Some of the key initiatives taken by the national transporter for the cleanliness of trains and stations are as follows: 1) Regular campaigns or drives have been conducted ... Read More »

While on a long journey, a common question in every train traveller’s mind arises is that whether the food is hygienic and is the kitchen clean? Here is the list of measures taken by the Indian railways to provide hygienic ... Read More »

In its effort to provide quality and hygienic food to the passengers, Railways have developed and operationalized a standardized system for monitoring of quality and hygiene of catering services through regular inspections at various levels to address catering complaints. Improvement ... Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to flag off Swachhagraha Express, an exhibition train, from Motihari in Bihar to accentuate on the spirit of Swachhata. As part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the 14-coach train is expected to be launched ... Read More »

Moving forward from the cleaning initiatives, the Indian Railways is planning to conduct checking on cleanliness of tracks on busy routes using an external independent organisation and rank its 16 zones based on their cleanliness. Similar survey of 407 stations, ... Read More »

The Indian Railways delegation spent two full days at CTW 2017 understanding the various cleaning technologies on display, interacting with exhibitors and engaging in brain storming session with the facility services and laundry segments. How useful was CTW 2017? It ... Read More »

• Special Government delegations • Brain Storming session with Indian Railways for Facility Service Providers and Laundry Industry • 7,500 visitors from across India and abroad • 120 exhibitors representing international and national companies • Over 350 product brands on ... Read More »

The Indian Railways in a significant step in waste management will be providing separate bins for wet and dry waste at all passenger interface areas in A1 & A category stations besides the pantry service, vending stalls and independent food ... Read More »

Manipal University student Vinod Anthony Thomas, a tenth  semester student of Faculty of Architecture won  the second prize in  a competition of the Indian Railways organized  by Research Designs and Standards Organization, Lucknow. The competition was for designing waterless and odorless toilets ... Read More »

Be it ‘Palace on Wheels’ one of the costliest and best trains providing world class facilities or the ‘Garib Rath’, an Express with AC coaches at affordable prices, Indian Railways – the lifeline of Indian commuters – chugs ‘Up and ... Read More »

In keeping with the budgetary announcement, the Ministry of Railways has formed an exclusive wing for an integrated management of all housekeeping activities of passenger interface of Indian Railways both in trains as well as at Railway Stations. This has been ... Read More »

Two sections of Indian Railways have been identified to be made ‘zero toilet discharge’ sections by October 2, 2015 – Kanalus-Dwarka- Okha and Porbander-Wansjalya. Jammu-Katra and Manmadurai- Rameshwaram will be covered later in the year. All the trains originating/terminating and ... Read More »

INDIAN RAILWAYS ISSUES GUIDELINES The Railway Board has issued a set of guidelines to all Zonal Railways for inviting tenders for engaging professional/reputed agencies for the purpose of outsourcing of cleanliness at 50 major railways station of ‘A1’ & ‘A’ ... Read More »

In tune with the Swachh Bharat Mission, South Central Railway has intensified checks against littering and spitting on Railway premises and trains. During October, 2014, 6525 persons were detected and penalized for violating  the rules on maintaining cleanliness at Railway ... Read More »

Indian Railways has decided to rank its zones and divisions for serving quality food and maintaining cleanliness on trains and at stations. Concerned officials of the zones and divisions ranked poorly would be held accountable and may face action. While ... Read More »