Twenty Stations of Vijayawada Division, SCR receive ISO 14001:2015 Certificate

 

Shri Narendra A Patil, Divisional Railway Manager, Vijayawada Division, South Central Railway, handed over the ISO 14001:2015 Certificates to the Station In-charges and Health Inspectors of 20 Railway Stations today i.e., 29.12.2023. The Stations are Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Chirala, Tenali, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavolu, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli, Gudivada, Bhimavaram Town, Bhimavaram Junction, Narasapur, Kakinada Town and Kakinada Port.

On the occasion, Shri Narendra A Patil, Divisional Railway Manager, said that it is a moment of pride for Vijayawada Division as 20 Railway Stations have been re-certified for ISO 14001:2015 certification for another three years up to 2026. All the parameters are to be maintained well within the prescribed standards of CPCB. These ISO 14001:2015 certifications were obtained in 2019–20 for 20 Railway stations. Its surveillance audits at the end of every year are also successful through physical audits and efficient documentation. The Environment and Housekeeping Management Department has taken the initiative for effective planning and successful internal audits.

ISO is an organization that verifies standards against the norms of production, environmental management, etc. ISO 14001:2015 certification measures the level of environmental pollutants at each station, i.e., land pollution by garbage generation and disposal, water pollution by effluents, air pollution by DG stack emissions or fly ash, and noise pollution by the high noise of TV advertisements, loco horns, etc. It even checks the passenger amenities, ticketing, security, and boarding and deboarding facilities, along with the maintenance of electrical, mechanical, drinking water, and pit lines at railway stations.

Shri Narendra A Patil congratulated Shri M Kishore, Sr. Divisional Environment and Housekeeping Manager, and the staff of all 20 stations and asked them to continue the good work they are doing. He also asked them to come up with systems to ensure that garbage disposal, even at the smallest level, is taken care of with the utmost care.

Shri D. Srinivasa Rao, ADRM (Infrastructure), Shri Narendra Varma, Sr. Divisional Operations Manager, and Shri T Devendra Swamy, Asst. Divisional Materials Manager, Vijayawada Division, attended the programme.