Lok Sabha Question No. 2180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-03
Subject: Water Recycling Plants at Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2180

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2015

## WATER RECYCLING PLANTS AT RAILWAY STATIONS

2180. SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways are considering to set up water recycling plants at railway stations to avoid wastage of water and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any criteria has been fixed to set up those plants and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Railways propose to set up water recycling plants at all the major railway stations and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d)  the  criteria  fixed  for  selecting  stations  and  the  details  of  stations selected for the purpose; State-wise including Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  to  (d):  Yes,  Madam.  Water  Recycling  Plants  (WRPs)  are  already functioning at 29 major water consumption centres on Indian Railways.  In  addition,  32  railway  stations  handling  large  volume  of passenger  traffic  and  falling  under  'A-1'  &  'A'  category  have  been identified during the current financial year for provision of WRPs duly considering techno-economic viability, out of which works of provision  of  WRPs  at  24  stations  have  alredy  been  sanctioned.  The details  of  32  stations  identified  for  setting  up  of  WRPs,  State-wise including in Uttar Pradesh are appended.

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APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2180  BY  SHRI  ANANDRAO  ADSUL,  SHRI  DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO AND SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.08.2015  REGARDING WATER RECYCLING PLANTS AT RAILWAY STATIONS

| State              | Stations (with category) identified for provision of WRP                                      |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh (2) | Tirupati (A-1) & Visakhapatnam (A-1)                                                          |
| Bihar (2)          | Katihar (A) & Rajendra Nagar (A)                                                              |
| Chhattisgarh (1)   | Raipur (A-1)                                                                                  |
| Delhi (1)          | New Delhi (A-1)                                                                               |
| Jharkhand (1)      | Tata Nagar (A-1)                                                                              |
| Karnataka (3)      | Hubli (A), Mangalore Central (A) & Mysore (A)                                                 |
| Kerala (3)         | Palakkad (A), Shornaur Jn. (A) & Trivandrum Central (A-1)                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh (1) | Itarsi (A)                                                                                    |
| Maharashtra(5)     | Bandra Terminus (A-1), CST Mumbai (A-1), Lokmanya Tilak (T) (A-1), Pune (A-1) & Solapur (A-1) |
| Rajasthan (2)      | Ajmer (A-1) & Kota (A-1)                                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu (5)     | Coimbatore (A-1), Erode Jn. (A), Madurai (A-1), Tiruchchirappalli (A) & Villupuram (A)        |
| Telangana (2)      | Hyderabad (A-1) & Kacheguda (A-1)                                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh (2)  | Jhansi (A-1) & Lucknow (A-1)                                                                  |
| West Bengal (2)    | Howrah (A-1) & Sealdah (A-1)                                                                  |

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