Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train update: Gujarat’s Sabarmati high-speed rail Multimodal hub has been awarded the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Gold Rating, marking a significant milestone in sustainable infrastructure development for India’s high-speed rail sector. In a statement, NHSRCL (National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd) said that this is the first building associated with India’s first Bullet Train project to receive the prestigious IGBC green certification.
Sabarmati high-speed rail Multimodal hub IGBC Gold rating
The high-speed rail Multi-modal hub at Sabarmati has been constructed to provide seamless connectivity with Sabarmati railway stations, metro station, under-construction Sabarmati Bullet Train station and the Bus Rapid Transport System. The facade of this building displays a large mural made with stainless steel that depicts the Dandi March movement.
Sabarmati High-Speed Rail Multi-modal hub (Image: NHSRCL)
According to NHSRCL, the building has been designed incorporating various green building features which includes:
- Provision of solar panels on the terraces, extensive landscape terraces and gardens, efficient water fixtures, energy efficient air conditioning and lighting fixtures
- Energy-efficient lighting and electrical systems
- Use of certified Green building materials
- Sustainable architectural design
- Water efficient low flow plumbing fixtures and rainwater management
- Effective waste management practices. Segregation of waste through collection bins
- Optimized natural lighting and ventilation
Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet train project current status
- Out of 508 km, 332 km viaduct and 415 km pier work has been completed
- 17 river bridges, 05 PSC (pre stressed concrete) and 12 steel bridges completed
- More than 4.9 lakhs noise barriers installed along 245 km of stretch
- 292 track km (146 route km) of RC track bed construction completed
- Around 4800 OHE masts installed covering approx. 111 route km of the mainline viaduct
- Out of the seven (07) mountain tunnels in Palghar district, Maharashtra, breakthrough achieved for first mountain tunnel. Excavation work on other six mountain tunnels are in progress
- 5 km of NATM tunnel out of 21 km of tunnel between BKC and Shilphata (in Maharashtra) is excavated
- Construction of rolling stock depots at Surat and Ahmedabad are in progress
- Superstructure work on all stations in Gujarat is at advanced stage
- Work has started on all three elevated stations and base slab casting at Mumbai underground station in Maharashtra is in progress
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