Archive · 3 Aug 2025
Guwahati Railway to become Recycling Hub for Plastic Waste
The Northeast Frontier Railway is making its operations more environmentally friendly.
They are turning the Guwahati railway station into a place that recycles plastic.
They're also teaming up with IIT Guwahati to use bags that break down naturally instead of plastic for blankets and pillows on the trains.
They will start with the Brahmaputra Mail train.
If it goes well, they will expand it to other trains to have a cleaner and greener railway.
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is developing Guwahati station into a plastic recycling hub.
A tripartite agreement was signed with Assam Pollution Control Board (PCBA) and M/s Kusum Udyog.
NFR partnered with IIT Guwahati for biodegradable bedroll bags in AC coaches.
The pilot project will begin on the Brahmaputra Mail between Kamakhya and New Delhi.
The initiative aims to create a cleaner and greener railway ecosystem.
- Who
- Northeast Frontier Railway, Assam Pollution Control Board, M/s Kusum Udyog, and IIT Guwahati.
- What
- Northeast Frontier Railway signed agreements for sustainable projects, including a plastic recycling hub and biodegradable bags.
- When
- The MoUs were signed on Friday.
- Where
- Guwahati, Assam.
- Why
- To improve environmental sustainability and create a cleaner railway system.
- Railway
- Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)
- Location
- Guwahati, Assam
- Partners
- IIT-Guwahati, PCBA, Kusum Udyog
- Project Goal
- Plastic recycling and eco-friendly initiatives
- Recycling
- Guwahati station to become a plastic recycling hub
- Bags
- Biodegradable and compostable bags for bedrolls
- Pilot Train
- Brahmaputra Mail
