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| Date | 2025-04-03 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | general |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
Assessment, management and disposal of E-Waste generated in railway
18:05 wail No; atl GHD 67% € enhm| 107 < > Waste Management in Indian Railways 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. The Ministry of Railways set up (April 2015) Environment and Housekeeping Management (BilHM) 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 plants, solid waste management infrastructure, water efficient fixtures and measures for mitigation of Air and Water pollution during construction and maintenance etc. EnHM wing in Railway Board (RB) functioning under the control of Member, Traction & Rolling Stock is headed by Principal Executive Director (PED)/EnHM who in turn is assisted by Executive Director (ED)/ENHM/ME & ED/EnHM/CE. EnHM wings are also established in Zonal Railway level under the control of General Manager (GM) and the same is headed by Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer (PCME) and at Divisional Railway level under the control of Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) & Divisional Environment and Housekeeping Manager (DEnHM), under the control of Sr.DME of the Division. In respect of Production Units, Workshops and Hospitals, their units heads are responsible for handling the waste management related activities. An organisational chart depicting the hierarchy at Railway Board, Zonal and Divisional level is given in Annexure-1.1. This Performance Audit was conducted with an aim to assess whether the waste generated at different activity centres was properly assessed, managed and disposed off as per applicable Laws and Rules®. The Audit Objective inter-alia covered the following: - 1. Assessment, management and disposal of waste generated at railway stations, catering units and coaching depots. 2. Assessment, management and disposal of waste generated at railway workshops, maintenance sheds and production units. 3. Management of waste water through effluent/sewage treatment, water recycling and automatic coach washing. 4. Assessment, management and disposal of waste generated at railway hospitals (Bio-Medical Waste). 5. Assessment, management and disposal of E-Waste generated in railway establishments. nm Applicable Laws and Rules including various orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). 2 Report No. 16 of 2022
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