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www.swr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2021-10-18
दकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤£ पशà¥à¤šà¤¿à¤® रेलवे / SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY पà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤¸ विजà¥à¤žà¤ªà¥à¤¤à¤¿ / Press Release No. 374 Dt: 13.10.2021 SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY ENTERS INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH JSW, VIJAYANAGAR TO FACILITATE STEEL COIL TRANSPORT Indian Railways is taking several measures to facilitate smooth, timely and safe transport of freight, for its customers. Today an agreement has been entered in to between South Western Railway and M/s. JSW Steel Limited, Vijayanagar to induct BFNV (Bogie Versatile Coil Wagon) rakes in the different circuits of Indian Railways for loading HR/CR Steel Coils (Hot rolled / Cold rolled), under liberalized Special Freight train Operator scheme of Indian Railways. Under this agreement freight concession of 12% will be granted for period of 20 years for each loading of rake of BFNV wagons. BFNV wagons are specially designed high capacity wagons: designed jointly by Research Design and Standards Organization, Indian Railways and Jindal Rail infrastructure Limited.Each rake can transport 3973 tons. These wagons are designed for high capacity and high speed and the unique design ensures that the steel coils do not suffer damage during transit.Ministry of Railways has approved M/s. JSW Steel Limited to register and operate as LSFTO (Liberalized Special Freight Train Operator) and procure 16 rakes of BFNV wagons to be operated under the LSFTO policy. The objective of the LSFTO policy is to increase Railway’s share in transportation of nonconventional traffic in high capacity and special purpose wagons there by increasing commodity base of Rail traffic. Induction of better design of wagons to increase through put per train will also be facilitated. This policy provides an opportunity to logistic service providers or manufacturers to invest in wagons and use advantages of Rail Transport of selected commodity to create a win - win situation for railways and themselves. The first rake of BFNV has reached South Western Railway oÂn 13.10.2021 and is ready to commence its operations. ತನà³à²¨ ವಿà²à²¿à²¨à³à²¨ ಸರà³à²•à³à²¯à³‚ಟೠಗಳಲà³à²²à²¿ ಬಿ ಎಫೠà²à²¨à³ ವಿ ರೇಕà³à²—ಳನà³à²¨à³ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಲೠಜೆ ಎಸ ಡಬà³à²²à³à²¯à³‚ ಸà³à²Ÿà³€à²²à³ ಲಿಮಿಟೆಡೠನೊಂದಿಗೆ ನೈಋತà³à²¯ ರೈಲà³à²µà³†à²¯ ಒಪà³à²ªà²‚ದ à²à²¾à²°à²¤à³€à²¯ ರೈಲà³à²µà³†à²¯ ಪà³à²°à²—ತಿಪರ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸರಕೠರೈಲೠಕಾರà³à²¯à²¾à²šà²°à²£à³†à²¯ ಯೋಜನೆಯಡಿ (ಲಿಬರಲಿಸà³à²¡à³ ಸà³à²ªà³†à²·à²²à³ ಫà³à²°à³ˆà²Ÿà³ ಟà³à²°à³ˆà²¨à³ ಆಪರೇಟರೠಸà³à²•à³€à²®à³) ಎಚà³à²†à²°à³/ಸಿಆರೠ(ಹಾಟೠರೊಲà³à²¦à³/ಕೋಲà³à²¡à³ ರೊಲà³à²¡à³) ಸà³à²Ÿà³€à²²à³ ಕಾಯಿಲೠಗಳನà³à²¨à³ ಲೋಡೠಮಾಡಲೠತನà³à²¨ ವಿà²à²¿à²¨à³à²¨ ಸರà³à²•à³à²¯à³‚ಟೠಗಳಲà³à²²à²¿ ಬಿ ಎಫೠà²à²¨à³ ವಿ ( ಬೋಗಿ ವರà³à²¸à²Ÿà³ˆà²²à³ ಕಾಯಿಲೠವà³à²¯à²¾à²—ನà³) ರೇಕà³à²—ಳನà³à²¨à³ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಲೠಇಂದೠಜೆ ಎಸೠಡಬà³à²²à³à²¯à³‚ ಸà³à²Ÿà³€à²²à³ ಲಿಮಿಟೆಡà³, ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಇವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ನೈಋತà³à²¯ ರೈಲà³à²µà³†à²¯à³ ಒಪà³à²ªà²‚ದವನà³à²¨à³ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿತà³. ಈ ಒಪà³à²ªà²‚ದದ ಅಡಿಯಲà³à²²à²¿ ಲೋಡೠಮಾಡಲಾದ ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²¯à³Šà²‚ದೠಬಿ ಎಫೠà²à²¨à³ ವಿ ರೇಕà³à²—ಳ ಸಾಗಣಾ ದರದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಶೇ. 12% ರ ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿಯನà³à²¨à³ 20 ವರà³à²·à²—ಳ ಅವಧಿಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗà³à²µà³à²¦à³. ಈ ಬಿ ಎಫೠà²à²¨à³ ವಿ ವà³à²¯à²¾à²—ನà³à²¨à³à²—ಳೠವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ à²à²¾à²°à²¤à³€à²¯ ರೈಲà³à²µà³†à²¯ ರಿಸರà³à²šà³ ಡಿಸೈನೠಆಂಡೠಸà³à²Ÿà³à²¯à²¾à²‚ಡರà³à²¡à³à²¸à³ ಆರà³à²—ನೈಸೇಶನೠಹಾಗೂ ಜಿಂದಾಲೠರೈಲೠಇನà³à²«à³à²°à²¾à²¸à³à²Ÿà³à²°à²•à³à²šà²°à³ ಲಿಮಿಟೆಡೠಸಂಸà³à²¥à³†à²—ಳಿಂದ ಜಂಟಿಯಾಗಿ ವಿನà³à²¯à²¾à²¸à²—ೊಳಿಸಲà³à²ªà²Ÿà³à²Ÿà²¿à²µà³†. ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²¯à³Šà²‚ದೠರೇಕೠ3973 ಟನà³à²¨à³à²—ಳನà³à²¨à³ ಸಾಗಿಸà³à²µ ಸಾಮರà³à²¥à³à²¯à²µà³à²³à³à²³à²¦à³à²¦à²¾à²—ಿದೆ. ಈ ವà³à²¯à²¾à²—ನà³à²¨à³à²—ಳನà³à²¨à³ ಹೆಚà³à²šà²¿à²¨ ವೇಗ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾಮರà³à²¥à³à²¯à²¦à³Šà²‚ದಿಗೆ ಸಾಗಣೆಯ ಸಮಯದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಸà³à²Ÿà³€à²²à³ ಕಾಯಿಲೠಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾನಿಯಾಗದಂತೆ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ವಿನà³à²¯à²¾à²¸à²—ೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ರೈಲà³à²µà³† ಸಚಿವಾಲಯವೠಜೆ ಎಸೠಡಬà³à²²à³à²¯à³‚ ಸà³à²Ÿà³€à²²à³ ಲಿಮಿಟೆಡೠಸಂಸà³à²¥à³†à²¯à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಎಲೠಎಸೠಎಫೠಟಿ ಒ(LSFTO) ಕಾರà³à²¯à²¨à³€à²¤à²¿à²¯à²¡à²¿à²¯à²²à³à²²à²¿ ಎಲೠಎಸೠಎಫೠಟಿ ಒ(LSFTO) (ಲಿಬರಲೈಸà³à²¡à³ ಸà³à²ªà³†à²·à²²à³ ಫà³à²°à³ˆà²Ÿà³ ಟà³à²°à³ˆà²¨à³ ಆಪರೇಟರà³) ಆಗಿ ನೋಂದಾಯಿಸಿ ಕಾರà³à²¯à²¨à²¿à²°à³à²µà²¹à²¿à²¸à²²à³ ಹಾಗೂ 16 ಬಿ ಎಫೠà²à²¨à³ ವಿ ರೇಕà³à²—ಳನà³à²¨à³ ಖರೀದಿಸಲೠಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸಿದೆ. ಹೆಚà³à²šà²¿à²¨ ಸಾಮರà³à²¥à³à²¯ ಹಾಗೂ ವಿಶೇಷ ಉದà³à²¦à³‡à²¶à²¿à²¤ ವà³à²¯à²¾à²—ನà³à²¨à³à²—ಳಲà³à²²à²¿ ಸಾಂಪà³à²°à²¦à²¾à²¯à²¿à²•à²µà²²à³à²²à²¦ ಸರಕೠಸಂಚಾರದ ಸಾಗಣೆಯಲà³à²²à²¿ ರೈಲà³à²µà³†à²¯ ಪಾಲನà³à²¨à³ ಹೆಚà³à²šà²¿à²¸à³à²µà³à²¦à²° ಮೂಲಕ ರೈಲೠಸಂಚಾರದ ಸರಕೠಮೂಲವನà³à²¨à³ ವರà³à²§à²¿à²¸à³à²µà³à²¦à³ ಎಲೠಎಸೠಎಫೠಟಿ ಒ(LSFTO) ಕಾರà³à²¯à²¨à³€à²¤à²¿à²¯ ಮà³à²–à³à²¯ ಉದà³à²¦à³‡à²¶à²µà²¾à²—ಿದೆ. ಇದರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಉತà³à²¤à²® ವಿನà³à²¯à²¾à²¸à²¦ ವà³à²¯à²¾à²—ನà³à²¨à³à²—ಳನà³à²¨à³ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸà³à²µà³à²¦à²°à³Šà²‚ದಿಗೆ ಪà³à²°à²¤à³€ ರೈಲಿನಲà³à²²à²¿ ಸಾಗಿಸಬಹà³à²¦à²¾à²¦ ಒಟà³à²Ÿà³ ಸರಕಿನ ಪà³à²°à²®à²¾à²£à²µà³ ಹೆಚà³à²šà²²à³ ಅನà³à²•à³‚ಲವಾಗà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¦à³†. ಈ ಕಾರà³à²¯à²¨à³€à²¤à²¿à²¯à³ ಸರಕೠಸಾಗಣೆ ಸೇವೆಯನà³à²¨à³ ಒದಗಿಸà³à²µà²µà²°à²¿à²—ೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಸೌಕರà³à²¯à²—ಳ ತಯಾರಕರಿಗೆ ವà³à²¯à²¾à²—ನà³à²¨à³à²—ಳಲà³à²²à²¿ ತಮà³à²® ಹಣ ಹೂಡಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಲೠಹಾಗೂ ಆಯà³à²¦ ಸರಕà³à²—ಳ ಸಾಗಣೆಗಾಗಿ ರೈಲೠಸಾರಿಗೆಯ ಅನà³à²•à³‚ಲಗಳನà³à²¨à³ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡೠತಮà³à²® ಹಾಗೂ ರೈಲà³à²µà³†à²¯ ಪರಸà³à²ªà²° ಪà³à²°à²¯à³‹à²œà²¨à²¦ ಅವಕಾಶವನà³à²¨à³ ಒದಗಿಸà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¦à³†. ಬಿ ಎಫೠà²à²¨à³ ವಿ ವà³à²¯à²¾à²—ನà³à²¨à³à²—ಳ ಪà³à²°à²ªà²¥à²® ರೇಕೠನೈಋತà³à²¯ ರೈಲà³à²µà³†à²¯à²¨à³à²¨à³ ದಿನಾಂಕ 13.10.2021 ರಂದೠತಲà³à²ªà²¿à²¦à³à²¦à³ ತನà³à²¨ ಕಾರà³à²¯à²¾à²šà²°à²£à³†à²¯à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಪà³à²°à²¾à²°à²‚à²à²¿à²¸à²²à³ ಸಿದà³à²§à²µà²¾à²—ಿದೆ. The List of Loading / unloading private terminals/ sidings covered under this scheme:
Aneesh Hegde Chief Public Relations Officer South Western Railway, Hubballi2
www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-09-02
WESTERN RAILWAY INSTALLED ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS OF 5601.69 KWp CAPACITY AT 75 STATIONS Photo caption :- A view of the solar power panels installed oÂn rooftop of a railway station. In order to achieve the objective of Indian Railways to become 100% self sustainable for all it's power needs and also to contribute to national solar power goals, Western Railway has solarised its 75 stations till date. The use of solar power will accelerate the Railway's mission to achieve the goal of becoming “Net Zero Carbon Emission Railwayâ€before 2030. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur - Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, suitable Rooftop Solar Panels have been installed at 75 stations over Western Rly. 8.67 MWpcapacity rooftop solar plants have been provided at various railway stations and office buildings. These plants have been commissioned and connected to grid and as a result, there is a saving ofRs. 3 crore is accrued during the financial year. Shri Thakur informed that Solar Plants have been installed at 22 stations in Mumbai Division, 34 stations in Ratlam Division, 6 stations of Vadodara Division & 8 stations in Rajkot Division. Similarly, in Ahmedabad Division, solar plants have been installed at Sabarmati & Ambli Road stations as well as Ahmedabad station building whereas in Bhavnagar Division at Bhavnagar station & Somnath station building. In Mumbai Division, the rooftop Solar Plants have been installed at Churchgate, Grant Road, Matunga Road, Andheri, Mumbai Central, Lower Parel, Mahim, Khar Road, Santacruz, Ram Mandir, Malad, Kandivali, Borivali, Dahisar, Mira Road, Bhayander, Naigaon, Vasai Road, Nallasopara, Dahanu Road stations, while atDadar as well as at Bandra Terminus, station buildings & platforms. In Ratlam Division, rooftop Solar Plants have been installed at Chanderiya, Nimbhera, Gambhiri, Jawad Road, MangliyaGaon, Ajnod, Lakshmibai Nagar, Ranyal, Jasmiya, Pipliya, Mandsaur, Nauganwan, Runija, Bangrod, Sehore, Kalapipla, Pachwan, Maksi, Vikramnagar station buildings, Indore, Ujjain, Dewas, Chittaurgadh, Meghnagar, Bajrangarh, Fatehabad, Gautampura, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow), Nagda, Nimach, Jaora,Badnagar, Shujalpur, Kachrod stations and at Ratlam station building & platforms. In Vadodara Division, the rooftop Solar Plants have been installed at Vadodara, Od, Makarpura, Varnarna, Sadhanpura station buildings and at Godhra staton building & platforms. In Rajkot Division, the rooftop Solar Plants have been installed at Rajkot, Okha, Jamnagar, Chamaraj, Lakhamachi, Modpur, Lakhabawal and Pipli stations. It is worth mentioning that Indian Railways is set to produce solar energy for meeting all it's energy consumption needs of more than 33 billion units by 2030. Current annual requirement is about 20 billion units. Indian Railways has a mega plan for installing solar plants of 20 GW capacity by 2030 by utilizing its vacant land. About 51,000 hectares of vacant land is available with Indian Railways and is now ready to extend all support to the developers for installing solar power plants oÂn Railway’s vacant un-encroached land. It may be noted that Railways is also set to achieve 100% electrification by the year 2023 and is committed to utilize solar energy for meeting its traction power requirement and become a complete ‘Green mode of transportation’. This is in line with the recent directive of Hon’ble Prime Minister to solarise railway stations and utilize vacant railway land for Renewable Energy (RE) projects. ****** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||