Rail Analysis India Dec Edition 2017 Digital Magazine | Page 58
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Initiatives Taken Towards Improvement of
Cleanliness in Railways
Indian Railways have taken various initiatives in improving
cleanliness of stations, trains, yards and all other
premises. Some of the major initiatives taken towards
improvement of cleanliness are:-
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• Mechanized cleaning methods have been adopted in
major stations.
• Regular intensive cleanliness drives are undertaken
at various railway stations by Zonal Railways.
• Enforcement of Indian Railways (Penalties for
activities affecting cleanliness at railway premises)
Rules, 2012 has been intensified.
• Use of CCTVs has been extended for monitoring of
cleanliness activities at major stations.
•
For better cleaning of coaches of trains, mechanized
coach cleaning at Depots, On Board Housekeeping
Services (OBHS) in important long distance trains,
“Clean My Coach” and Clean Train Station (CTS)
schemes have been provided.
This has resulted in visible improvement in cleanliness.
New Standard Bid Document (SBD) has been issued
recently which is being implemented for integrated
housekeeping of stations and trains. This will further
improve effectiveness of housekeeping contracts.
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CII EXCON 2017 provides global platform for component
manufacturers to showcase their offerings
Bangalore, 15thDecember, 2017: EXCON 2017 – South
Asia’s largest construction equipment fair organised by
the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) witnessed the
participation of large number of global and domestic players
in the components, accessories and aftermarket segment.
The combined Indian Construction Equipment (ICE) market
including construction equipment, spares, service and
exports stood at USD 5.8 bn in 2016-17 is likely to touch USD
10.5 bn by 2021-22 according to CII-ICEMA Report on Indian
Construction Equipment Industry released during CII EXCON
2017.
The overall market for spares for earth moving equipment in
FY 2016-17 was in the range of INR 4,000 - 4,300 Crores.
The spares market is expected to go up to INR 5,800 crores
by FY 2022 with the allied services business to be pegged at
INR 800-850 crores giving a huge opportunity for growth of
the components industry.
CII EXCON 2017 aim to leverage this gradual shift in the
market dynamics by providing an international platform for
local component manufacturers to showcase their offering to
a global audience.
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The South and West India are hubs for such component
manufacturing with a good mix of domestic and MNC players.
Tamil Nadu, a leading hub for automotive manufacturing
and spares is also becoming the preferred destination for
Construction Equipment component manufacturing. The
road ahead for component manufacturers is to work more
closely with OEMs and the initiatives like ‘Make in India’ and
rolling out of GST would provide the much fillip for the robust
growth of the component manufacturing industry.
Mr. Pratik Kumar, CEO, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering,
said, “To a significant extent, the component industry mirrors
growth that the OEMs experience. The growth of Indian
construction equipment industry has positive impact on the
component industry since it is very closely interconnected
and interdependent with OEMs. The component industry
is expected a CAGR of about 12% as compared to last
year’s growth at 5-8%. Over the next few years, we’ll see
a lot of component companies focusing on bringing in
new technologies, new processes, building capacity and
benchmarking with global best practices on quality in the most
cost effective manner. This not only positions the demands
of the Indian market but also to be strong contributor to the
export market as well”.
Mr. M. Seethapathy Rao, Chairman & Managing Director,
Hycom Engineering India Pvt. Ltd., said, “I have been
associated with EXCON since its 1stedition and this year has
turned out to be the best edition ever. The premise is that
component is where technology is built for the equipment.
The component sector is the one which can explore products.
Most construction equipment manufacturers are in India and
the main emphasis is on it so that the ‘Make in India’ campaign
can be fulfilled. The construction equipment industry is likely
to grow around 15-20 % and so will the components industry
grow accordingly”.
The Government of Karnataka is the Host State for EXCON
2017. The Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers
Association (ICEMA) is the Sector Partner and supported by
the Builders Association of India (BAI).