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EASTERN RAILWAY WORKSHOP KANCHRAPARA, WB
About the workshop
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Kanchrapara Workshop (KPAW) is one of the oldest Railway workshops in the country. It was set up by the then Eastern Bengal Railway during the year 1863 at the present Loco Complex site in Kanchrapara. It was developed as an integrated shop to carry out repairs to Steam Locomotives, wooden body Carriage and Wagons. In the year 1914, a separate carriage and wagon shop was constructed. This workshop has dealt with all classes of Rolling Stocks of Electric Traction. The workshop also boasts of manufacturing 78 tower cars between 1957 and 1986. Today, it ranks first among Indian Railways Workshops in terms of number of Electric Multiple Unit Coaches overhauled and second in terms of number of Electric Locomotives overhauled. The Workshop has entered into new era of state-of-the-art technology by carrying POH of first 3-phase Loco in 2013. The workshop was accredited with 5-S in Dec 2017, IS:3834 in Jan 2018, IMS in Mar 2018, ISO:50001 in Jun 2018 and Green Silver rating in Nov 2019.
I must congratulate to all the officers and staff of this workshop for their supportive role behind this achievement. I believe GreenCo rating brings out and reinforces the commitment of this workshop toward maintaining sustainable environment for the future.
Surendra Kumar, CWM/KPA
Key Achievements
1. reduction of total GhG Emission
Year GHG Emission (MT) 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 280.72 250.13 59.27
2. Increase of Carbon absorption due to increased of tree
Plantation (Inside Workshop Complex) Year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Carbon absorption (MT) 287.53 290.25 292.55
3. Increase of Carbon absorption due to increased of tree
Plantation (Outside Workshop Complex) Year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Carbon absorption (MT) 2028.87 2062.14 2086.31
4. tree Plantation
Year Tree Plantation (Nos.) 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 8090 6100 4735
Energy Efficiency Water Conservation
y 32 Nos. solar street light have been installed inside the workshop. y Installed 4 Nos. Rain Water Harvesting unit at different location within the workshop. y Effluent water discharged from 2.7 MLD capacities ETP are being reuse / re-cycling in the ETP garden. y Ball/Float valve (25 Nos. fitted) in all the reservoirs to avoid overflowing.
y 21 Nos. solar Sky light have been installed in different shops for minimizing the use of conventional electrical energy during day time. y 14 Nos solar water heater have been installed at workshop canteen, kanchrapara railway hospital and rest house. y 250 Nos. Air Turbine Ventilator has been installed in different shop of Loco and C&W complex. y Development of Dual Mode Shunting Car, Reduction in Carbon
Footprint: 1000 MT CO2 per year ER’s Kanchrapara Railway
Workshop became 1st IR Workshop to have Smokeless
Traction operations.
Material Conservation
Reduction of hazardous waste about 9.76% over last three years by implementing the following measures: y Fencing of garden in different location. y Different decorative model like lion, tiger, peacock, model of human spreading water in the garden, different model by utilizing scrap wheel disc etc. y Condemn EMU coaches have converted to dual mode shunting car by replacing the diesel engine. y Scrap segregated bins to seagate waste at source. y During Covid-19 period paddle push hand washing machine has been developed by utilizing the scrap mater.
Waste management
y Reduced the contamination of cotton, re-use of hand gloves, and restrict the leakage & spillage of waste grease. y Supply of waste grease to engineering department for its re-use as an lubricant in the line point, pendrol clip, truck checking trolley and other moveable parts. y The life cycle of PU Paint is 5 years in place of 18 month in case of manual painting. y Minimized the wastage of varnish by maintaining temperature within 18 degree centigrade during its storage.
Contact: mr. Surendra Kumar, CCWM/KPA Eastern Railway Workshop, Kanchrapara-743145, WEST BENGAL Phone: 03325858296 | Email: cwmerkpa@gmail.com
