Rs 1,200 Cr on Gutkha Stains, 'Plan Bee' for Elephants, Auto-Scavenger: Indian Railways Beyond Ferrying

The Indian Railways widely referred to as the national transporter has tasks much beyond merely carrying passengers. News18 has compiled three top solutions that Indian Railways came up with to counter unique problems: So much for Gutkha It is estimated that the Indian Railways spends around Rs 1,200 crore and a lot of water annually to clean the stains and marks caused by spitting on its premises, especially by pan and tobacco users. Due to this plan, elephant accidents have been reduced significantly and from 2017 until May 2021, more than 950 elephants have been saved.” In November, 2017, the Indian Railways launched this plan to prevent speeding trains from hitting elephants crossing tracks in the Northeast Frontier Railways. Ending manual scavenging on tracks A self-propelled railway track scavenging vehicle is set to replace manual scavenging on railway tracks soon, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on April 5, 2021. According to a statement, Dr. Sharad K. Pradhan, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal, has developed a Multifunctional Railway Track Scavenging Vehicle.