Bhubaneswar, Aug. 19 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1755595690.webp
In a first-of-its-kind green innovation, Indian Railways has installed removable solar panels between railway tracks at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi, marking a breakthrough in its push towards a net-zero carbon footprint.
Commissioned on Line No. 19 of the BLW workshop, the pilot project involves 70 metres of track fitted with 28 solar panels capable of generating 15 kWp of power. This is the first such installation in the country, designed indigenously to fit between sleepers without disrupting train movement, informed Indian Railways in a post on X.
With a vast 1.2 lakh km track network, Railways sees the initiati...