London ; International GBC conduct the green rating of railway station as per IGBC-DCS green railway station rating standard followed in USA, UK, Europe, Japan, Russia, Australia and around 150 Countries of the world.
Rohtak Junction Railway Station is audited by Six Sigma Quality International in 2020 and based on IGBC-DCS Green railway station Rating criteria, it is awarded as Silver Rating to northern railway by International Green Building Council rating agencies of deming Rating
International Green Building Council (IGBC) has awarded Rohtak Junction Railway Station with Silver rating after it was declared a ‘green station’. The station scored 54 points out of 100 for its environment-friendly initiatives.
There are number of new initiatives are taken by Indian railway in last 5 years. Green rating is also one of the unique initiatives taken by Indian railway recently.
2020 awarded rating is Silver Rating
More than 100 years old and one of the busiest railway stations of the country, it achieved the silver rating almost two years after getting its name is Rohtak Junction railway station.
Talking to International GBC spokesperson on Monday, the divisional railway manager, Delhi division of Northern Railway, Sr DCM said, “We secured maximum points in the category of Sustainable Station Facility (15.5) health, hygiene and sanitation (10) followed by energy efficiency (10.5) and water efficiency (6) Smart & Green Initiatives (8)and Innovation & Development (4) out of 100 Marks . This certification was possible due to the continuous efforts of all departments to improve and upgrade this station.
Sr DCM said that encouraged by this achievement, fresh efforts have been intensified to ensure improvement in all categories in order to secure the Gold rating next year.
The officials said that International green building council -IGBC, with the support of environment directorate of Indian Railway, has developed this rating system, which is a voluntary and consensus-based programme. It is a first of its kind holistic rating system in India to address environmental sustainability of Indian railway stations, they said.
“The overarching objective of the rating is to facilitate adoption of green concepts, thereby reducing the adverse environmental impact of station operation and maintenance, and enhancing the overall commuter experience,” added the officials. The rating system helps the station management to gauge the ‘green performance’ of the station and assess requirements for continuous improvement. The rating system is designed primarily for existing Indian railway stations, said the officials. “Many steps including training station operation and maintenance personnel on ‘Green Railway Station’, performance improvement and detailed study on opportunities for reducing energy and water consumption, increasing renewable energy, effective waste management, enhancing passenger amenities, guidance on implementation of green measures and facilitation of assessment by third party independent experts, are taken into account for the rating process.
Rohtak Junction railway station is a main railway station in Rohtak, Haryana. Its code is ROK. The station consists of three platforms. There are many trains available for Delhi, Panipat, Rewari, Bhiwani, Jind and Hansi as well as for long-distance journey.
Rohtak is connected to Bahadur Garh through Delhi line, to Gohana through Panipat line, to Meham through Hansi line and Jhajjar through Rewari line. Delhi and Jind connections are part of the Delhi–Fazilka line, and the line is double tracked from Delhi to Bhatinda, Punjab, India, and is electrified between Delhi and Rohtak. All other lines are single track, and unelectrified. A new railway line from Rohtak to Rewari via Jhajjar became operational from January 2013.
First CNG train of India also runs between Rohtak and Rewari via Jhajjar.
