By Dominick Rodrigues
Mumbai: Indian Railways waste management efforts received a boost with the recent commissioning of Plastic Bottle Crushing Machine at Mahalaxmi station on the Mumbai suburban section of the Western Railway.
About 33 Plastic Bottle Crushing Machines will be installed at 23 stations of Mumbai Division as part of the Indian Railways various initiatives to reduce, recycle and dispose plastic waste generated in stations in an eco-friendly manner.
Instead of providing Plastic Bottle Crushing Machines on expenditure module, the WR’s Mumbai Division has decided to acquire Plastic Bottle Crushing Machines on earning module with a dual object to curb expenditure and to earn Non-Fare Revenue in which the Plastic Bottle Crushing Machines provider will earn through display of advertisements on Plastic Bottle Crushing Machines as well as sale of plastic flakes collected in the machine.
Total 17 Bottle crushing machine have already been installed under CSR at various stations of Mumbai Division, while 25 Plastic Bottle Crushing Machines have been installed by G. G. Engineering Ltd at 16 stations of Mumbai Division. These 25 machines has ensured the WR earning Rs.15,000/-per annum as license fees as well as a saving of Rs 87,50,00/- from this contract. Similarly with the installation of additional 33 new machines, WR will earn Rs 26,800/- as license fees as well as Rs 1,15,50,000/- as saving from this earning module, a release stated.
