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The
Marathwada
Rail
Coach
Factory,
a
project
of
RVNL
in
Latur,
Maharashtra
produced
its
first
coach
shell
on
Good
Governance
Day
i.e.
25.12.2020.
This
state-of-the-art
factory
was
set
up
and
commissioned
in
just
two
years
by
RVNL
to
manufacture
self-propelled
trains
for
Indian
Railways.
Setting
up
of
this
factory
was
proposed
in
February
2018
and
the
Ministry
of
Railways
assigned
this
project
to
RVNL.
A
MOU
was
signed
between
Govt.
of
Maharashtra
and
Ministry
of
Railways
on
20.02.2018
for
making
land
available
for
this
project.
Shri
Devendra
Fadnavis,
Hon’ble
Chief
Minister
of
Maharashtra
at
that
time
and
Shri
Piyush
Goyal,
Hon’ble
Minister
of
Railways
conducted
the
Bhoomipujan
of
the
factory
on
31.03.2018.
Following
the
completion
of
all
formalities,
actual
work
commenced
on
the
site
on
12.10.2018.
The
rolling
out
of
the
first
coach
shell
signaled
the
effective
completion
of
this
project.
Several
green
initiatives
have
been
included
in
this
project.
The
administrative
building
has
been
designed
as
a
green
building.
Energy
generation
has
been
facilitated
by
roof
mounted
solar
power
plant.
Effort
has
been
made
to
utilize
natural
day
light
fully
through
UV
protected
polycarbonate
sheeting.
LED
lights
have
been
used
in
sheds,
buildings
and
as
street
lights.
Natural
ventilation
has
been
maintained
through
louvers
and
turbo
vents.
Tree
plantation
is
in
progress.
Facilities
for
rain
water
harvesting,
waste
water
recycling
and
sewage
treatment
have
been
provided.
The
sanctioned
detailed
estimate
of
this
project
is
Rs
497.47
cr.
The
Coach
Factory
will
have
the
production
capacity
of
250
MEMU
coaches
per
annum.
351
acres
of
land
will
be
utilized
for
the
factory
and
24
acres
of
land
will
be
utilized
for
residential
area
with
58
residential
quarters.
41
acres
of
land
will
be
utilized
for
the
nearby
Harangul
station
yard
and
rail
connectivity.
The
service
buildings
have
occupied
10400
sq
m.
These
include
administrative
blocks,
canteen,
electric
substation,
toilet
and
security
blocks
etc.
A
total
of
19.97
Km
railway
track
and
5.2
Km
roads
are
also
a
part
of
this
project.
A
new
station
building
will
be
built
at
Harangul
Station
with
signaling
works
and
electronic
interlocking.
Power
supply,
water
works
supply
which
includes
ground
level
reservoir
and
over
head
tank
are
also
a
part
of
this
project.
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