Vijayawada diesel loco shed bags national energy award
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The South Central Railway’s Diesel Loco Shed (DLS) at Vijayawada has bagged the primary prize in energy conservation among the many trade/railway workshops within the nation for saving multiple lakh models. It has bought the National Energy Conservation Award within the above class introduced by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency of Union Ministry of Power.
These awards are declared for the yr 2020 as a part of National Energy Conservation Week being celebrated from December 14 to 21, based on a press launch by Vijayawada railway division PRO Nusrat M. Mandrupkar.
She stated the DLS was established in 1979 for the upkeep of 20 diesel locomotives. With the lower in demand for diesel locomotives and enhance in electrical traction within the division, Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) providers have been began in Vijayawada in 1996 with 5 rakes positioned beneath DLS to ease site visitors constraints each in passenger and specific providers and in addition in suburban site visitors throughout the zone.
At current, the DLS is sustaining diesel locos, DEMUs and coaches. The shed is supplied with energy environment friendly gear corresponding to LED lighting, brush much less DC motor followers, inverter kind AC models and star-rated equipment.
Divisional Railway Manager P. Srinivas stated it was a proud second. He congratulated senior divisional electrical engineer V. Venkata Ramana and divisional mechanical engineer P. Mohan Subhash and their groups for receiving the distinguished award.
