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Smart pit lighting at Bhopal depot saves Rs 8.27 lakh yearly
Freepressjournal.in reports that West Central Railway (WCR) general manager Dilip Singh inaugurated a smart pit lighting system at Bhopal's Rani Kamlapati coaching depot on Saturday. The system uses proximity sensors and a…
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Freepressjournal.in reports that West Central Railway (WCR) general manager Dilip Singh inaugurated a smart pit lighting system at Bhopal's Rani Kamlapati coaching depot on Saturday. The system uses proximity sensors and a programmable controller to automatically switch pit lights on when a train enters and off when it leaves. Installed in three pits at a cost of Rs 1.50 lakh, it is estimated to save 88,000 units of electricity and Rs 8.27 lakh annually, paying for itself in about two months. Singh also opened a computer-based test centre and an integrated coach maintenance facility at the depot.
The Indian Opinion
A Rs 1.5 lakh system that pays for itself in two months and saves nearly Rs 8.3 lakh every year, this is efficiency worth copying. Yet some dismiss such railway initiatives as trivial against the network's massive scale. The real test is whether West Central Railway will retrofit this smart lighting across all depots. If they do, the cumulative savings could run into crores.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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