Rail Transport

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding plywood factories operating in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, 27/05/2025

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …

Affidavit filed by Chhattisgarh East West Railway Limited regarding construction of the rail link between Gevra Road and Pendra road, Chhattisgarh, 15/04/2025

Affidavit filed by Chhattisgarh East West Railway Limited in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2025. The appeal was disposed of by the NGT, April 29, 2019. However, the order was challenged before the Supreme Court (SC). The SC, November 26, 2024 disposed of …

Affidavit by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board regarding dumping of garbage in and around Mahim railway station tracks, Maharashtra, 12/12/2024

Additional affidavit on behalf of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in the matter of a news item appearing in the Press Journal dated April 10, 2024 about disposal of garbage around Mahim railway station's track. The report stated that platforms and railway tracks were found cleaned during inspection by the SPCB. …

Coal: a heavy burden on the Indian railways

India’s power demand is rising more quickly than its renewable capacity additions, accelerating plans to mine, transport and burn up to 65% more thermal coal for electricity generation by 2030. Several planning documents have sought to gauge this demand and identify bottlenecks in moving coal from mines to power plants. …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining of morrum for the construction of railway track from Bhadrak to Nergundi, Cuttack district, Odisha, 23/11/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Srikanta Kumar Pakal & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 23/11/2023. The allegation is that for the construction of a third line railway track from Bhadrak to Nergundi, earthbed is constructed by taking earth/Morrum …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding illegal dumping of coal in the land belonging to Northern Coalfields (Bina project), Krishnashila railway siding, Bina, Shaktinagar, district …

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Northern Coalfields Ltd Bina Project Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/09/2023. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), April 4, 2023 had directed Northern Coalfields to pay compensation of Rs 10 crores for violation of environmental norms by dumping of coal …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river through discharge of untreated sewage from the hotels/eateries at Howrah Railway Station, West Bengal, 06/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 06/09/2023. The applicant has prayed for a direction to the authorities to take immediate steps for stopping the fouling of river Ganga through discharge of untreated …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an illegal stack yard at the Nergundi Railway Siding of the East Coast Railway, Cuttack, Odisha, 04/08/2023

An illegal stack yard is being run at the Nergundi Railway Siding of the East Coast Railway and violating the Guidelines for Environmental Management in Mineral Stack Yards and Railway Sidings dated April 16, 2010 issued by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board said an application filed before the NGT, …

Potential and challenges of using hydrogen to decarbonise Indian railways

The Indian Railways, one of the biggest train networks worldwide, transports over 24 million passengers and 3 MT of freight daily. It is a major energy consumer in the country with a significant emission footprint. To overcome these challenges, the government has set a target to achieve 100% electrification of …

The role of rail in decarbonizing transport in Developing Countries

Transport is an imperative for economic and social development. It is the physical, social, and economic network that connects people to opportunities, goods to markets, and communities to prosperity. Improving the quality of transport infrastructure and services can help emerging economies address poverty and reduce inequality. Emerging economies with less …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by ACC Cement, village Salai Banwa, district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, 17/05/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikas Shakya Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/05/2023. Grievance in the application is against violation of environmental norms by M/s ACC Cement Pvt. Ltd., the project proponent (PP), Salai Banwa Grinding unit, village Salai Banwa, tehsil Obra, district …

Joint committee report on the remedial measures taken by IRCON to contain the damage caused during the excavation of tunnel (T-77D), village Channar, Bankoot, district …

Joint Committee Report in OA No. 706 of 2022 (Asgar Ahmad Najar Versus Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Ors.). The complainant had said that ABCI Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. under the aegis of the IRCON has installed a batching plant (cement concrete USBRL Project T-77 D tunnel) at …

Report on pollution caused due to loading and unloading of cement form a railway good shed, Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, 03/01/2023

Joint committee inspection report in the matter of Original Application No. 89/2022 'Rahul Sharma Vs Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal & Others. The report was in response to the National Green Tribunal order, 21/11/2022. The matter related to pollution caused due to the loading and unloading of cement, fertilizer and food …

Mapping environmental risks and socio-economic benefits of planned transport infrastructure: a global picture

This technical report investigates the benefits of planned road and rail transport infrastructure projects for society and the economy, as well as the consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services. To date, impacts of infrastructure development on ecosystem services have not been widely studied on larger scales. The report provides a …

Pollution due to loading and unloading of clinker transport at Harduaganj railway station, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 01/12/2022

Joint committee report in the matter of Mukesh Kumar Chauhan Vs State of Uttar Pradesh, 01/12/2022. The applicant, Mukesh Kumar Chauhan in his complaint before the NGT said that J K Cement, village Satha, Aligarh and other companies are getting clinker, required by them for manufacture of cement, transported from …

Joint inspection report on dust emissions generated from the process of loading and unloading of railway wagons containing clinker dust, Palwal railway station, Haryana, 26/09/2022

Joint inspection report filed by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board in the matter of Shiv Kumar Arora Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 26/09/2022. The matter related to dust emissions generated from the process of loading and unloading of railway wagons containing clinker dust near Palwal railway station. …

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on waste management in Indian railways

The Comptroller and Auditor General has criticised the railways over its waste management system in almost all sectors from stations, coaching depots, maintenance and production units as well as bio-medical waste generated in its hospitals. The CAG report on Waste Management in Indian Railways was presented in Parliament on 08 …

Question raised in Lok Sabha on death of animals due to train accidents, 20/07/2022

Question raised in Lok Sabha on death of animals due to train accidents, 20/07/2022. The details of elephants killed in train accidents during the last five years and current year are included in this document.

Judgment of the Supreme Court of India on Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, 28/01/2022

Judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited Vs Montecarlo Limited & Others dated 28/01/2022. The matter dealt with the Delhi High Court order, August 23, 2021 (Writ Petition (C) No. 5127 of 2021) wherein the technical bid of the National …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of waste management rules at railway compartments, stations, tracks and removal of encroachments from the railway properties, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/11/2021. The issue for consideration is compliance of Plastic and Solid Waste Management Rules at railway compartments, stations, tracks and removal of encroachments from the railway properties, preventing the …

Enhancing shift towards Sustainable Freight Transport in Asia and the Pacific: opportunities through railway decarbonization

Currently only one third of rail network in the ESCAP region is electrified -indicating substantial use of diesel for traction and non-traction purposes. And the diesel-powered trains emit at least twice as much CO2 in the atmosphere than electric ones. Railway decarbonize solutions entail (a) electrification of rail infrastructure (b) …

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