Assam: NFR signs MoUs with Pollution Control Board, IIT Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) signed two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Assam Pollution Control Board and IIT Guwahati on August 1, 2025.

The event, chaired by Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, General Manager of NFR, witnessed participation from senior officials, including representatives from the Pollution Control Board, IIT Guwahati and M/s Kusum Udyog.

Under the first MoU, a tripartite agreement has been established among NFR, PCBA, and M/s Kusum Udyog to develop Guwahati Railway Station into a 100 percent plastic recycling hub. A dedicated six-member task force led by the Station Superintendent, Guwahati, has been constituted to steer the initiative. Efforts include improving garbage storage infrastructure, operationalising a compost-making plant, and organizing frequent passenger awareness drives.

The second MoU, signed with IIT Guwahati, focuses on the introduction of biodegradable and compostable bags to replace the existing packets used for bedroll distribution in AC coaches. The pilot project will begin with the Brahmaputra Mail operating to and from Kamakhya-New Delhi, with plans to scale the same initiative across all Guwahati and Kamakhya-based trains and eventually to the entire NFR network. This initiative merges collaborative research with field-level implementation, targeting a shift towards eco-friendly, passenger-conscious alternatives, a press release said.

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