Chhattisgarh is among nine States in the country where the Rail land Development Authority (RlDA) will carry out architectural study to develop vacant Railway plots.
The RlDA is engaging Architectural and Real Estate Consultants from its empanelled list to carry out the study, officials stated.
Notably, South East Central Railway (SECR) will also soon start the process of re-developing Bilaspur, Raigarh and Champa Railway stations in Chhattisgarh as part of its mega modernisation plan, officials stated.
The SECR headquarters in Bilaspur is already being turned into a ‘green building’.
A major move is already underway to adopt use of solar power as renewal source of electrical energy especially in SECR’s office buildings, officials stated.
Continuing its effort to promote the use of renewable energy, the South East Central Railway (SECR) Raipur division has also installed solar panels at level-crossings existing in remote pockets of the division.
The power generated by these solar panels are being utilised for lighting, phone recharging and others purpose.
The estimated cost of installing solar panels at level crossing is around `20000 and it generates around 150 units of electricity.
With minimum maintenance, these solar panels last for several years ranging for 15 to 20 years.