KANCHRAPARA RAILWAY WORKSHOP BAGS “NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 2023”
Kolkata, September 16, 2023
Eastern Railway’s Kanchrapara Railway Workshop received the “NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 2023” from the Confederation of Indian Industry. This prestigious recognition was awarded at the 24th National Award for Excellence in Energy Management 2023 held from 13th September to 15th September in Hyderabad, India. The aim of the summit is to give a boost to the National Energy Conservation Movement by bringing all stakeholders together to share best practices and exposure to the latest technologies. Kanchrapara Railway Workshop is praised by the judge as the Energy Efficient Unit of the Year. Pursuing green has always been the driver for Kanchrapara Railway Workshop, seeking growth, competitiveness, and global excellence.
Kanchrapara Railway Workshop has done tremendous work towards environment management under the guidance of Shri Amar Prakash Dwivedi, General Manager, Eastern Railway, and with the efforts of the concerned team including all officers.
To get this National award, Kanchrapara Workshop has taken intensive measures to harness solar energy to promote renewable energy through its available rooftop area. A total of 2300 KWp plants have already been commissioned. At present, about 39% of the daytime consumption of Workshop is met with the generated renewable energy. Further, Work is in progress for the 1550 KWp capacity of the Rooftop Solar plant which will be commissioned at the earliest. These measures have played a big role in acquiring the “NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 2023. Kanchrapara Workshop is taking various measures to reduce Carbon emissions in line with the National Mission of the targeted Net Zero by 2030.
The workshop has a green belt with deep gorges which raise the water table of the workshop as well as the surrounding area. The workshop has norms for the disposal of waste material so that no waste shall be sent to the landfill. The workshop team has also done tree plantations, awareness, and training programmes regarding environment sustainability, etc. in nearby campuses.
