Lok Sabha Question No. 5226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Rain Water Harvesting System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017

## RAIN WATER HARVESTING SYSTEM

†5226.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Railways has installed rain water harvesting system at the railway stations;

(b) if so, the details thereof, zone -wise; and

(c) the steps taken by the Railways to install rain water harvesting facilities at all the railway stations?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5226 BY SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA  AND  SHRI  CHANDRAKANT  KHAIRE  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.04.2017  REGARDING  RAIN WATER HARVESTING SYSTEM

(a) to  (c)  Presently,  2428  numbers  of  Rain  Water  Harvesting systems,  including  roof  top  rain  water  harvesting  systems,  have been  installed  at  different  locations  which  also  include  Railway Stations  on  Indian  Railways  in  various  Zones  and  the  Zone-wise position is as under:

| Zonal Railway      |   Number of Rain Water Harvesting Systems installed |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Central            |                                                 165 |
| Eastern            |                                                   3 |
| East Central       |                                                   6 |
| East Coast         |                                                  67 |
| Northern           |                                                 436 |
| North Central      |                                                  35 |
| North Eastern      |                                                  17 |
| Northeast Frontier |                                                   1 |
| North Western      |                                                  54 |
| Southern           |                                                 268 |
| South Central      |                                                 797 |
| South Eastern      |                                                  78 |
| South East Central |                                                 138 |
| South Western      |                                                 239 |
| Western            |                                                  37 |
| West Central       |                                                  87 |
| Total              |                                                2428 |

Railways  have  decided  to  install  Rain  Water  Harvesting, wherever feasible from techno-economic considerations i.e. intensity

of  rain  fall,  level  of  water  table,  soil  type,  salinity  of  ground  water etc. on all such existing buildings including Railway Stations having roof top area of more than 200 sq meters and all new constructions of  built  assets,  like  service  building,  hospitals,  stations  buildings (incl. remodeling etc.), railway quarters, work shops/ sheds etc.

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