Indian Railways’ Secunderabad-based 'Rail NirmanNilayam' project has bagged the coveted GRIHA certificate from The Association for Development and Research for Sustainable Habitats (ADaRSH). GRIHA stands for Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment. The certificate was presented in Delhi on October 30.    

The certificate has been given to Rail 'NirmanNilayam' by recognising the project’s efforts towards reducing energy and resource footprint. ADaRSH is a society established by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) with support from and under guidance of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to implement GRIHA, the national rating system for green buildings.    

Constructed by the South Central Railways at Secunderabad, the Rail NirmanNilayam project is the first GRIHA-registered project covered under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s incentive scheme to receive the provisional GRIHA rating. It is also the first project of the Indian Railways to be registered for GRIHA compliance.