Railways Launch RO-RO Service for Clean EnvironmentHighlights:
- Commercial vehicles entering Delhi contribute to 30% of the total particulate load.
- RO-RO services aims to reduce carbon emission and conjunction on the road.
- RO-RO services will be launched from Gurugram to carry loaded trucks on wagons to decongest roads in the national capital region.
- 30 loaded trucks are transported on the flat wagons from Garhi Harsuru station in Gurugram to Muradnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
- More than 66,000 trucks enter Delhi daily of which around 25,000 are heavy trucks and around 15,000 are not destined for Delhi as per IR estimates.
All About RO-RO Trains:
- Project will be implemented with Government engineering consultancy company RITES.
- It will be helpful to explore commercial utilisation and capacity augmentation of the ring railway.
- RITES will also be exploring the possibility of new rail tracks on the outskirts of Delhi.
- Railway is saving cost on diesel and man- days apart from reducing pollution.
- Rojokri and Kalindi Kunj border points Cater to nearly a fourth of the trucks entering Delhi as per transport expert.
About RITES
- RITES Limited was earlier known as Rail India Technical and Economic Service
- It is an engineering consultancy company, specializing in the field of transport infrastructure.
- It was established in 1974 by the Government of India
- Aims to provide consultancy services in rail transport management to operators in India and abroad.
- In 2002, awarded status of Miniratna
✍Examrace Team at Aug 21, 2021