Environment Sustainability Report, 2019

Indian Railways Environment Management has a vision to promote Green environment and clean energy while making the Indian Railways a global leader in sustainable mass transport solutions. In this regard Railway ministry releases environment sustainability report annually.

• For Indian railways to become a low carbon mass transport system, in January 2015, the government set up the Environment Directorate in the Railway Board, to coordinate all environment management initiatives across the Indian Railways.
• The Railways has taken steps to streamline its initiatives with regard to environmental management, with some notable initiatives including Energy Efficiency, Renewable and Alternate Sources of Energy, Water Conservation, Afforestation, Waste Management and Green Certifications etc.