Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada becomes First ‘Scrap-Free’ Depot of Vijayawada Division

ELS, Vijayawada creates All Time Record by disposing of 706 MT of Scrap in the Current Financial Year

Electric Loco Shed (ELS), Vijayawada earned the rare distinction of becoming First Scrap free Depot in the Vijayawada Division. ELS has disposed 706 Metric Tonnes (MT) of scrap both ferrous and non-ferrous in the current financial year 2021-2022. ELS has surpassed the target prescribed by Railway Board target by a record margin of 69%.

During day-to-day maintenance works at Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada different types of scrap like ferrous, non-ferrous etc. is generated. Railway earns money by disposing off this scrap. Railway Board has fixed prescribed targets for disposing the scrap at Depots on financial year basis. Accordingly, during the current financial year Railway Board has given target for ferrous scrap as 418 MT and for non-ferrous scrap 34 MT. As per the target given by Railway Board, ELS rationalized the target and prepared an action plan to achieve the target during the current year.

ELS, Vijayawada has disposed off 706 MT (69% more than the target of RB) of ferrous scrap and 50 MT (48% more than the target of RB) of Non-ferrous scrap in the current FY, which is an all-time record in the history of ELS, Vijayawada. Currently the Scrap generated but the Depot is being disposed in regular basis by monitoring.

Recently the proposal to declare the ELS Depot, Vijayawada as ‘Scrap Free’ Depot was sent by the Division, as the scrap generated is being disposed on regular basis. On 21st March, 2022 following the approval from Zonal Head Quarters SCR, Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada was declared as ‘Scrap Free’ Depot. On this momentous occasion Shri CH. Dinesh Reddy, Sr.DEE, ELS, Vijayawada congratulated all the ELS team members especially Shri Z.S. Raj Kumar, SSE/ NS Stores, for perfect planning and execution of action plan in achieving the target.

Shri Shivendra Mohan, Divisional Railway Manager, Vijayawada Division appreciated the hard work of ELS Staff and congratulated Shri CH Dinesh Reddy, Sr.DEE, ELS, Vijayawada and team for executing the action plan in perfect manner to make the Depot Scrap Free. He advised the Branch Officers of various Depots of the Division to chalk out similar action plan and achieve the targets prescribed by Railway Board in disposing the scrap.

(SCR BZA PR No.133 dated 31st March, 2022)