Lok Sabha Question No. 1819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Water Consumption Centres
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: OM BIRLA

1819.   SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the Railways has conducted audits of water consumed by it during 2015-16;
- (b) if so, the details of the places audited and also those which are yet to be audited;
- (c) the key outcome of the audits;
- (d) the zone-wise details of the water consumed by the Railways in the last three years,  year and zone-wise;  and
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken  to  reduce  consumption  of  water  by  avoiding wastage?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b) For optimum and economical utilization of water, Railways have identified 152 main water consumption centres for water audit and water audit of 95 consumption Centres have been completed during 2015-16. The details are appended.
- (c) As a result of audit,  the locations/Centres having scarcity of water as well  as  excess  supply  of  water,  along  with  reasons  for  the  same,  have been identified.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1819

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## WATER CONSUMPTION CENTRES

- (d) Indian Railways has 8495 stations and other establishments/ institutions spread over length and breadth of country. To meet demand of water of these settlements, Railways are using various sources for water like bore-well, municipal supply, tankers, rivers/dams etc. Although accountal of water received from the municipality is maintained but it is practically  not  feasible  to  have  accountal  of  water  taken  from  other sources like bore-well, dams/rivers etc.
- (e) The steps taken to avoid wastage of water are as under:
- i) Water  Recycling  Plants  have  been  set  up/planned  at  such  locations where  water  is  scarce  and  provision  of  the  same  is  economically justified.
- ii) Replacement of old worn out leaky pipe line and old worn out leaky MS overhead tanks.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1819 BY SHRI OM BIRLA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.05.2016 REGARDING WATER CONSUMPTION CENTRES

| Centres Identified for Audit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Balance Locations For Water Audit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| Amla, Junnardeo, Panvel, Solapur, Ghorpuri, Gulbarga, Ballarshah, Wardha, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Saharanpur, Jagadhari, Ambala, Chandigarh, Bhatinda, Kalka, Allahabad, Kanpur, Agra Cantt., Mathura, Izzatnagar, Gorakhpur Colony at 4 locations, New Coochbehar, Guwahati Railway Colony, Ajmer, Chennai Central & Area, Chennai Egmore, Arakkonam Jn, Erode, Palakkad Jn, Mangalore Central, Shoranur, Tiruchchirappalli Jn, Villupuram Jn., Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Bellampally, Ramagundam, Vikarabad, Vijayawada, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Guntakal, Dhone Kondapuram, Gooty, Dharamavaram, Renigunta, Tirupaty, Mantralayam, Tirupaty C&W Work | Asansol, Howrah, Bhagalpur, Sealdah,Muzaffarpur (Station/ Colony), Patna Jn (Station), Visakhapatnam, Khurda Road Station, New Delhi, Delhi, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cant, Dehradun, Pathankot, Amritsar, Jhansi, Idgah, Agra Fort, Gorakhpur Station, Lucknow (NER), Varanasi (03 Locations)(NER), Chhapra Station, Ghazipur Station, Ghazipur Railway colony, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Perambur, Palghat, Madurai Junction, Tirunelveli, Shahdol, Manendragarh, Raigarh, Korba, Bhatapara, WRS Colony PH, Devbaloda Charoda PH, Akola, Durg, Gondia, Motibagh, Itwari, Nainpur, Hubballi, Bangarpet, Jetalsar (Colony), Mumbai Central (Station), Bandra Terminus (Station |

Shop, Kadapa, Raichur, Krishna, Chittor, Pakala, Ananthapur, Guntur, Kacheguda, Lallaguda Colony, Secunderabad Colony, Moula-Ali Colony, Nanded, Nanded (Doc) Purna,  Aurangabad,    Bokaro  Steel City, Tatanagar, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Kharagpur, Balasore, Digha, Shalimar, Ranchi, Hatia, Bilaspur, Raipur, Dongargarh, Vasco-Da-Gama, Bengaluru City, Yeswantapur, Mysuru, Pratap Nagar, Nadiad, Bharuch, Godhra, Anand, Ratlam (Station & Colony),  Jetalsar (Colony), Kota Station, Asansol, Howrah, Bhagalpur, Sealdah, Muzaffarpur (Station/ Colony), Patna Jn (Station), Visakhapatnam, Khurda  Road  Station,  New  Delhi, Delhi, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cant, Dehradun, Pathankot, Amritsar, Jhansi,  Idgah, Agra Fort, Gorakhpur Station, Lucknow(NER), Varanasi (03 Locations)(NER), Chhapra Station,  Ghazipur  Station,  Ghazipur Railway colony, Jaipur, Jodhpur,

& Coaching Depot), Valsad (Station & Colony), Surat(Station & Colony), Nandurbar (Station & Colony), Vadodara Yard, Vatva (Colony) and Rajkot (Loco Colony).

| Bikaner, Perambur, Palghat, Madurai Junction, Tirunelveli, Shahdol, Manendragarh, Raigarh, Korba, Bhatapara, WRS Colony PH, Devbaloda Charoda PH, Akola, Durg, Gondia, Motibagh, Itwari, Nainpur, Hubballi, Bangarpet, Jetalsar (Colony), Mumbai Central (Station), Bandra Terminus (Station & Coaching Depot), Valsad (Station & Colony), Surat(Station & Colony), Nandurbar (Station & Colony), Vadodara Yard, Vatva (Colony) and Rajkot (Loco Colony)   |
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