Guwahati, July 30 -- In a significant step towards enhancing environmental sustainability and promoting scientific waste management practices, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has commenced a comprehensive survey for the implementation of an Integrated Garbage Treatment System at Maligaon and Pandu Railway Colonies under the jurisdiction of the Lumding Division.

The survey is being conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Northeast Frontier Railway.

Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway, said that, as a part of this collaboration, IIT Guwahati will provide technical consultancy and conduct extensive field studies to assess the feasibility...