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| Date | 2015-03-18 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | reservation |
divisional/ Workshop Hospitals 49 11 EDP/PRS/UTS/GSDs 86 1.6 Response of the Ministry Provisional Report was issued to the Ministry of Railways on 16 November 2021; reply received (May 2022) has been incorporated in the report as appropriate. Exit Conference was held with the representatives of Ministry of Railways on 17 December 2021 paper waste, food waste & human excreta1 and the waste from non-core activities…
Waste Management in Indian Railways
Report No. 16 of 2022
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Indian Railways (IR) is a vast network that generates huge quantities of waste from
diverse sources such as passengers, vendors, catering units, hawkers, Railway
Hospitals, Workshops, Sheds, Production units, etc. The main sources of waste are the
waste from core activities i.e .passenger and freight movements, packaging, plastic and
paper waste, food waste & human excreta1 and the waste from non-core activities i.e.
institutional waste arising out of repair and maintenance activities (in workshops and
sheds). In addition, Bio-medical waste generated by hospitals, E-Waste consisting of
end life products comprising of electrical and electronic goods are the other categories
of waste that require handling and disposal by the IR.
Considering the magnitude2 and type of waste generated, a large number of contracts
for cleaning, collection, segregation (including Plastic waste) and disposal of waste are
awarded by Railway Administration. Following the Government of India’s cleanliness
and sanitation drive under ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, Railway Board had launched
‘Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in their
various orders3, had also directed Railway Administration for adherence to Acts and
Rules framed for Environment Protection. In this backdrop, the efficacy and
effectiveness of IR’s efforts for the management of waste has been reviewed in audit.
Review on the aspect of management of waste in Indian Railways was previously done
and commented upon in the Audit Reports4. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
had also deliberated upon and given their recommendations on three of these Audit
1
The aspect of human excreta (organic waste) at stations, tracks and in trains has been covered in the Audit
Report Number 36 of 2017 on ‘Induction of bio-toilets in Passenger Coaches in Indian Railways’
2
No centralized data on quantum of waste generated (solid or waste water) is maintained by Indian Railways.
This was highlighted in the 3rd Report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in 2014. This was also
pointed out in the Report on ‘Cleanliness in Indian Railways’ brought out by National Academy of Indian
Railways (NAIR) in 2015. However, as per analysis done in June, 2016 by an independent agency viz Council
on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) approximately 670 tonnes per day (TPD) of solid waste is
generated at major railway stations over Indian Railways. Similarly, this analysis also states that about 22.11
million litres of water per day each is consumed on Western Railway’s Mumbai suburban section alone.
3
NGT’s Orders dated 18.03.2015, 01.10.2018, 22.01.2019, 26.03.2019, 04.12.2019& 18.08.2020 in O.A.
Number141 of 2014
4
Performance Audit on ‘Cleanliness and Sanitation in Indian Railways’ (Report Number 06/2007);
Performance Audit on ‘Environment Management in Indian Railways; Coverage on Stations, Trains &
Tracks’
(Report Number21/2012); Covering Workshops, Shed & Production Units’
(Report
Number23/2014); Performance Audit on Hospital Management in Indian Railways’ was issued in 2014
(Report Number28/2014) and another Report on ‘Induction of bio-toilets in Passenger Coaches in Indian
Railways’ was issued in 2017 (Report Number36 of 2017).
Introduction
Chapter 1
Waste Management in Indian Railways
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Report No. 16 of 2022
Reports from time to time, more particularly as appearing in the PAC’s Report Number
83 of 2008-09, 21 of 2009-10, 3 of 2014-15 & 38 of 2015-16.
1.1
Organizational Structure
The Ministry of Railways set up (April 2015) Environment and Housekeeping
Management (EnHM) Directorate in Railway Board to deal with the issues related to
Environment as well as Housekeeping Management of Indian Railways. The
environment related works included works like water conservation, Sewage and
effluent treatment p
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