Central Railway launched “Zero Scrap Mission” to ensure each Division, Workshop and Shed in Central Railway is free from scrap materials. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Central Railway has surpassed the scrap sale target of INR 350 Crores and sold scrap worth INR 391.43 Crores during the year 2020-2021, which is the highest in the last 15 years. Transparency is maintained in the entire process of Auction. The target for the year 2021-22 is INR 400 Crores.
These scrap materials include scrap rails, permanent-way materials, condemned coaches, wagons and locomotives etc. Central Railway has also disposed off abandoned structures on "As is where is basis" through e -Auction with an earning of INR 8.65 crores.
Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager, Central Railway said that sale of scrap is not only helping in generating revenue but also maintaining premises in better upkeep. He also said that Central Railway will work in a mission mode to sell all the identified scrap material at various locations in railways.
During the financial year, the Material Management branch played a vital role in ensuring availability of oxygen at railway hospitals in addition to this, arranged procurement of COVID-items including Oxygen Generator Plant, to ensure availability for treatment/care of railway beneficiaries.
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