Water Management Policy In Indian Railways
A draft
policy on Water Management in Indian Railways is under consideration,
and consultation with other stakeholders is under process. The objective
is to improve water use efficiency by setting up Water Recycling
Plants, Rain Water Harvesting Plants, Sewage Treatment Plants and
Effluent Treatment Plants on railway land. This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 08.02.2017 (Wednesday).
Plantation on Railway Land
Ministry
of Railways finalised a model agreement in consultation with Ministry
of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to be entered between Zonal
Railways and respective State Forest Department in January 2016 for
plantation of trees on Railway land along the railway track and station
yards without transferring the ownership of the land in favour of State
Forest Department. As per the provisions of the model Agreement, cost of
the plantation including its protection and maintenance can be borne by
State Forest Department or Railway Administration or can be shared by
both. The plantation work on Railway land along the railway track has
already been started under this agreement in the States of Punjab
(approx. 91000 saplings) and Haryana (approx. 15000 saplings) in the
jurisdiction of Northern Railway in the last monsoon season. This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 08.02.2017 (Wednesday).
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