Wednesday 18 January 2017

Railways' 'Mission 41K' to save energy worth Rs 41,000 cr

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Latest News -Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today unveiled 'Mission 41K' to save Rs 41,000 crore on the Indian Railways' expenditure on energy consumption over the next 10 years.

This target will be achieved by taking a slew of measures which include moving 90 per cent of traffic to electric traction over diesel. Presently, this is at 50 per cent of the total rail traffic.

The ministry plans to achieve this target by doubling the current pace of electrification, Railway Board Chairman A K Mittal said in an official statement.

The railways also aim to(Read More)

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