Minister of Railways invites non Railways stakeholders to roundtable discussion on environment and housekeeping issues of Indian Railways
Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was the Chief Guest and Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain was the Guest of Honour. Chairman, Railway Board, A. K. Mital, Member Rolling Stock, Railway Board Ravindra Gupta, other Railway Board Members and senior officials were also present on the occasion at Rail Bhawan.
Over 50 experts and professionals from various organizations like The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SHAKTI), Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Council for Energy Environment and Water (CEEW), RITES, World Resources Institute (WRI), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), De3lhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Triveni, in the relevant domain participated in the discussion and provided valuable inputs towards Indian Railways’ current programme and initiatives in the field of Environment and Housekeeping.
Speaking at the Roundtable discussions, Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu said that as a modern responsive organisation we cannot afford to work in isolation and we must tune ourselves to emerging trends in our economy and society.
Roundtable discussions with external stakeholders will help in gaining perspectives, exchange knowledge and improving our workings. Managing operations with sustaining environment is a challenge, he added.
Prabhu also said that Ministry of Railways is working on mainstreaming sustainability in our strategy.
Minister of State Rajen Gohain said that Railway is the most environment friendly modes of transport.
"We are conscious of green issues and taking measures to go green wherever possible," Gohain said.
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