Reducing carbon footprint: Indian Railways achieve 100% electrification of 4 zones, says Centre

Union MoS for Railways Raosaheb Patil Danve announced that Indian Railways has achieved 100% electrification on four of its zones namely — East Coast, South Eastern, Eastern and Central Eastern Railway. This development is in line with the Indian Railways’ aim of becoming the largest Green Railways in the world and further moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030. Danve took to Twitter to make the announcement and stated that besides reducing carbon footprints, this will also enable seamless passenger and freight movement.