Indian Railways to sell tea in atmosphere-friendly ‘Kulhads’ (earthen cups) rather of plastic cups at all railway stations across the nation.
Indian Railways’ eco-friendly move! In a bid to contribute towards an atmosphere-friendly India that is plastic-absolutely free, the national transporter to sell tea in atmosphere-friendly ‘Kulhads’ (earthen cups) rather of plastic cups at all railway stations across the nation. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was quoted in a PTI report saying that at present, almost 400 railway stations serve tea in Kulhads and in the future, Indian Railways’ program is to sell tea only in Kulhads at all the railway stations in India. According to Goyal, eco-friendly Kulhad saves the atmosphere and also, lakhs of individuals get employment from it. The Railway Minister was addressing an occasion to mark the newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui railway section’s inauguration.
According to the minister, prior to the Modi government came to energy in the year 2014, the railway sector in the state of Rajasthan was ignored as in the final 30 years, electrification had not been taken up immediately after the electrification of the Delhi-Mumbai railway route. Between the years 2014 and 2020, the investment by the national transporter and infrastructure improvement projects in the state of Rajasthan have elevated numerous occasions as compared to that in between the years 2009 and 2014, Goyal mentioned.
The Railway Minister mentioned from 2009-14, as numerous as 65 underpasses have been constructed though from 2014-September 2020, 378 underpasses have been constructed. Till the year 2014, only 4 overbridges have been constructed in a period of 5 years whereas as numerous as 30 such bridges have been constructed from the year 2014 to September 2020. Goyal additional mentioned railway lines’ electrification across the nation will save the atmosphere as engines will operate on electrical energy produced in the nation, thereby saving dollars, fuel as properly as time. Besides, the trains’ speed will be elevated, he mentioned. Moreover, farmers will be benefitted from this as they will be capable to transport their crops to any portion of the nation in much less time, he mentioned. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is really concerned about the atmosphere and as a result emphasis is becoming offered on electrification of railway lines, Goyal added.