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Greenwashing in Indian Railways? | '100% Electrification Will Result in Suboptimal Use of Assets': K. Balakesari
Frontline Conversations
48 minutes
10 months ago
Greenwashing in Indian Railways? | '100% Electrification Will Result in Suboptimal Use of Assets': K. Balakesari
In an exclusive interview for Frontline Conversations, former Railway Board member K. Balakesari tells Senior Associate Editor R.K. Radhakrishnan that the hurry to electrify the railway track was misguided as the “pollution is just being moved along the tracks”. In a freewheeling interview, Balakesari shares his insights on the availability of electric locomotives, political considerations influencing key decisions, the relevance of bullet trains in the Indian context, installation of Kavach anti-collision devices, and more.
