Central Railway (CR) has taken significant steps to identity and dispose off various types of scrap, including overaged Locos, Diesel Surplus Locos, un-operational rail lines and overaged or accidental locos/coaches, giving priority to this task.
This determined effort has yielded impressive results, with Central Railway achieving the scrap sales of INR 132.47 Crores in current financial year from April 1, 2023 to August 15, 2023 marking a remarkable increase of 20.41% compared to Railway Board’s pro-rata target till August 2023.
This has been achieved through the sale of:
-5669 MTs of Rails/P. Ways, 09 Locomotives
-133 Coaches
-53 Wagons
(Including 06 KM Jamner-Pachora Section Narrow Gauge Line in Bhusawal division.)
1) Mumbai Division achieved Scrap sale of INR 24.36 Crores
2) Bhusawal Division achieved sale of INR 17.99 Crores.
3) Solapur Division achieved sale of INR 8.09 Crores.
4) Nagpur division achieved sale of INR 9.66 Crores.
5) Pune division achieved sale of INR 14.33 Crores.
6) Matunga Depot achieved sale of INR 23.56 Crores.
7) Electric loco shed Depot of Bhusaval achieved sale of sale of INR 13.50 Crores.
Above are the major contributors to the Mission Zero Scrap.
Central Railway remains steadfast in its commitment for achieving a scrap-free status for all Divisions and Depots under the ambit of the Zero Scrap Mission besides surpassing the Railway Board Target of INR 300 Cr for year 2023-24.
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