Varanasi, Aug. 19 -- In line with the Indian Railways' push towards renewable energy and climate change mitigation, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) has achieved a historic milestone by installing the country's first removable solar panel system between active railway tracks.

The project was inaugurated by General Manager Naresh Pal Singh, who cut the ribbon and lauded Chief Electrical Service Engineer Bhardwaj Chaudhary and his entire team for their accomplishment.

The first-of-its-kind Initiative in India, this pilot project has been commissioned on Line No. 19 of the BLW workshop. It uses an indigenously designed installation procedure to mount solar panels between tracks without disrupting train operations. The system also allows for ...