GAIL to set up facilities
Indian Railways is switching to natural gas, replacing industrial gases like Dissolved Acetylene, LPG, BMCG and Furnace Oil/High Speed Diesel (HSD) oil.
It has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GAIL (India) Limited to provide infrastructure facilities for supply of Natural Gas to Indian Railways Workshops, Production Units and Depots.
The MoU was signed in Delhi on 30 Aug 2018.
Speaking on the occasion, Ashwani Lohani, Chairman Railway Board directed that all 23 workshops should start using Natural Gas by 31 December 2018, and further that all 54 workshops and Production Units should be covered by 30 June 2019. fiinews.com
