Chennai Central Railway Station has received the ‘Indian Green Building Council Certification’ for adopting Green building features and concepts in the Station.
With this, the railway station becomes the first station in Southern Railway to be awarded Green Building Certification.
The Central Railway station has several green building projects like
100% LED lighting fixtures,
Installation of 5-star rated fans,
Solar energy, solar water heaters and
Segregation of waste at source along with waste recycling.
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), instituted by the CII, awarded the certificate during the Railway Swachchta programme at the Chennai Central railway station on 15th September 2018.