DMRC System Study wrt Sustainability
Sustainable Systems Pooja Kushwaha | Surbhi Gupta | Tanmayee Mishra | Uzma Riyaz Ansari
System Analysis
ECONOMIC
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Corporate Governance
Safe Reliable & Punctual Services
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Economic Performance
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Compliance with all applicable legislations Code of Conduct & Ethics Safeguards to practice Anti corruption
Train reliability, punctuality & safety Last Mile Connectivity Safety Audits & Inspection Schedule Disaster Management Plan
Financial Value generated & distributed Indirect Economic Benefits
Customer Satisfaction survey from 24 August 2015 to 01 September 2015
SOCIAL
Social Performance
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Community Impact Community Involvement Social Contract
Talent Management
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Employee Demographics Employee Benefit Training & Education
Rail as truly Sustainable Transport
DMRC POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT Energy
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Energy Management Optimized energy consumption Use of renewable energy
Emissions
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Managing GHG Emissions
Water
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Sustainable water consumption
Biodiversity
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Assessment of biodiversity loss Compulsory Afforestation
Waste
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Inventorization of Waste Management of waste
ENERGY
At AIIMS station, diameter of motor pully of AHU has been changed from 236 mm to 170 mm. As a result current has reduced by 54A and hence the power. Replacement of split AC by air-cooled chiller at Rajeev Chowk, Central Secretariat, Chandni Chowk & New Delhi (UG Stations of Phase-I) has been completed, while at Chawri Bazar, Patel Chowk and Mandi House (UG Stations of Phase-I) is in process. CO2 sensors are being installed at all 2 underground stations of Phase-III. By monitoring the CO2 level in station premises, 2 load on FAF (Fresh Air Fan) can be reduced.
These figures indicate that the sustained energy saving measures that have been taken have yielded good results for DMRC and is depicted in following graphs.
DMRC maintains standard lux (lumen per square meter) levels at station as it is critical to safety in operations. However, lux level is controlled through door switches in unmanned areas to save energy.
emissions DMRC monitors ‘scope 1’ and ‘Scope2’ GHG emissions in accordance with the green house gas protocol. GHG emissions in year 2015-16 can mainly be attributed to ‘Scope2’ emissions which constituted more than 99% of all emissions. It basically involves metro operations. Among the ‘Scope2’ emissions, the majority i.e 65% is attributed to its traction/electricity requirements. DMRC is installing Solar Panels at its stations, buildings, depots, parking, colonies and RSS. These solar projects will reduce large amount of Greenhouse Gas emissions by replacing carbon intensive grid power with renewable energy. By employing the regenerative braking technology, the DMRC’s trains are able to ‘generate’ electricity when brakes are applied.
water
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DMRC has taken a new step towards recycling of organic waste water by installing bio-digester tank.
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ETPs/STPs have been installed at various locations from which around 728 KL of treated water is being used per day.
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By adopting dual pipeline network and arresting leakages in distribution network, and using seepage water and RO reject, 120 KL water is being saved per day. .
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Water meters are being installed to capture actual water consumption.
waste All types of waste generated is disposed off through recyclers. Storage and recycling of C&D waste in an environment friendly manner is mandated by DMRC. All the waste generated at site is sent to a recycling facility. So far, approximately 2,00,000 Metric Tonne of C&D waste has been recycled. DMRC has taken an initiative towards recycling of waste paper. The model adopted for paper recycling is Barter Model. So far, 124 cubic feet of wood waste has been reused to make benches, stool, park bench, sofa set etc. Initiated processing of waste through an organic waste converter which transforms kitchen and garden waste into compost.
IDENTIFIED GAPS IN TERMS OF 3 PILLARS OF SUSTAINABILITY
1.Environmental With the increase in the demand of electricity, more of it will have to be supplied and this will require more thermal and/or hydroelectric projects to come up. Both of these causes much damage to the environment even leading to global warming. This may nullify the ‘Reduction in greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from the road sector’. Rising Consumption of electricity
Adapting electromagnets instead of electricity would be more sustainable
2. Social Need for the government to address the accessibility issue Not all places have metro stations in delhi. It develops based on needs. For certain places, people use different means of transportation to reach the metro station. Since walking is not possible on delhi roads, people take different public transportation to reach the nearby metro places too Not everyone is able to take the metro because it is expensive. Overall there are lower socio-economic groups of people who will not be able to travel because they can’t afford it Matter of choice Though metro was made to reduce number of cars on road, but having cars is still a matter of choice. Only 20% of delhi population use delhi metro system. A lot of people choose not to use metro.
Only 20% of Delhi Population use Delhi Metro System. A lot of people choose not to use Metro
3. Economic Metro will need to be heavily subsidised and the expenses will be shouldered by the tax-payers. ''Or else the city will go bankrupt and have no money for public infrastructure like schools and hospitals. Funds being scarce for these as such,'' On top of it, the state transport ministry has declared the ticket is going to cost only Rs 4. On the surface it may appear cheap but someone will have to pay the remaining cost incurred. Metro will spend Rs 30 per trip
metros are not successful unless they are extensive. ''Beijing Metro is one of the largest in the world but carries only about 2 to 3 per cent of commuters. Any system that helps such a small percentage of the population is unviable,''. International experience shows metros do well only in high rise, high-income societies, not in places like India that are low rise and low income. ''The per capita income in Singapore is 30,000 dollars, while in Delhi it is about 300 dollars. A metro ticket doesn't cost less than Rs 50 anywhere in the world. Can an average Delhiite spend Rs 100 per round trip?'' Need for technological and financial transfer from developed countries to india. This transfer should not be at the cost of or due to diversion of funds from other development programmers. Instead additional funding should be available.
The 6-line metro system serving India’s national capital territory incurs a loss of Rs 0.47 crore less per km (2011-12) than the country’s three older suburban railway networks
RECOMMENDATIONS
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