Indian Railways runs First double-stack container train in OHE electrified territory 

Indian Railways runs First double-stack container train in OHE electrified territory 

Part of: GS-Prelims and GS-III – Infrastructure (Railways)

In News:

• The Indian Railways has created a world record by commissioning the first high rise Over Head Equipment (OHE) and successfully running double-stack containers in the electrified territory on the Western Railway.
• This achievement is a first of its kind in the entire world. 
• It will also boost the Green India Mission. 
• The operations successfully commenced on June 10 from Palanpur and Botad stations in Gujarat. 

Important value additions 

Green India mission 

• It is one of the missions that come under the umbrella of National Action Plan on Climate Change. 
• It was launched in 2014. 
• The primary aim is to protect, restore and enhance India’s diminishing forest cover 
• Ministry of Environment and Forests is the nodal Ministry for the mission. 
• Some of its objectives are:
  • Growth in forest or tree cover to 5 million hectares (mha). 
  • Increase the quality of forest cover in another 5 million hectares of forest or non-forest lands. 
  • Increase the quality of degrading moderately dense forests. 
  • Ecologically restore open forests which are being degraded. 
  • Grasslands revival – 0.4 million hectares