SCR’s Wagon Depot of Vijayawada Division awarded First prize in National Energy Conservation Awards 2023

Wagon Depot of Vijayawada Division, South Central Railway (SCR) has been awarded First prize in National Energy Conservation Awards – 2023 in Railway Workshops Sector on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day. Arun Kumar Jain, General Manager, SCR along with Narendra A Patil, Divisional Railway Manager, Vijayawada Division received the award from President Droupadi Murmu today.
 
These awards were presented in a function held by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the aegis of Ministry of Power, Government of India at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. R. K. Singh, Union Minister of Power, New & Renewable Energy and Krishan Pal, Minister of State for Power & Heavy Industries also graced the occasion. These awards are declared for the best energy management practices to encourage energy saving, help reduce carbon footprint, and bring down the energy intensity in the country.
 
Wagon Depot, Vijayawada is one of the Major sheds on South Central Railways for attending to all types of sick wagons and also for Routine Overhauling (ROH) of different wagons. The Area Training Centre in ROH Depot imparts training to newly recruited staff of Vijayawada and Guntur Divisions, in addition to staff of other departments like Operations and Engineering. Wagon Depot, Vijayawada adopted various Energy Conservation measures in recent times to reduce energy consumption.