Mangaluru Airport bags awards for environment excellence, procurement & supply chain
Mangaluru: Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) has secured two prestigious national awards. The airport received the 23rd Greentech Environment Excellence Award 2023 from the Greentech Foundation in Sonmarg, Jammu & Kashmir.
This award recognizes MIA's efforts in overall environmental and sustainability initiatives, reflecting its dedication to becoming a safe, secure, customer-friendly, and eco-friendly aviation hub, a statement from the Airport stated.
The Greentech Environment Excellence Award acknowledges contributions made by individuals, teams, units, regions, projects, and organizations in improving natural resource management, addressing climate change, and raising awareness of environmental challenges. Shridhar Mahavarkar from MgIA's environment and sustainability team received the award from N Sridhar, CMD of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.
Additionally, the airport's techno-commercial (TC) team achieved notable recognition at the ISM India conference and CPO Award 2023 in Mumbai. MgIA secured first place in the category of excellence in supplier relationship management and received runner-up awards in outstanding leadership in procurement (Mahesh Bundel, head TC), excellence in procurement transformation, and cross-functional collaboration.
The Greentech Foundation, New Delhi, has conferred #MangaluruAirport the esteemed 23rd Greentech Environment Excellence Award 2023 in recognition of its unwavering commitment to environmental sustainability.
— Mangaluru Airport (@mlrairport) November 26, 2023
These awards serve as an inspiration for transformative action, business excellence, and environmental management practices worldwide. #GatewayToGoodness #Awards #Commitment #Dedication #Aviation #Airport pic.twitter.com/HYxe7Y1izu
— Mangaluru Airport (@mlrairport) November 26, 2023
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Hazrat Nizamuddin-bound Vande Bharat Express gets delayed by 11 hours; passengers protest
Bhopal, Nov 25: High drama was witnessed at Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal after the Vande Bharat Express for Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi was delayed on Monday by nearly 11 hours due to a technical snag, officials and eyewitnesses said.
Before the premium train, which otherwise departs from Rani Kamalapati station at 5.40 am, left for its destination in the evening, angry passengers staged a protest on railway tracks alleging they had not been intimated about the delay.
As a result of the delay, the Vande Bharat Express (20172) from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Rani Kamalapati station was cancelled on Monday evening. Similarly, the Vande Bharat Express (20171) from Kamalapati to Nizamuddin stands cancelled on Tuesday, Jabalpur-based West Central Railway (WCR) Chief Public Relation Officer Harshit Shrivastava told PTI when contacted over phone.
The semi-high speed train left for its destination in the evening instead of its scheduled time in the morning, WCR's Acting Public Relation Officer (Bhopal Division) Naval Agrawal confirmed to PTI.
Agrawal, however, maintained he does not know the exact departure time, but eyewitnesses said the train left for Hazrat Nizamuddin at around 4.30 pm, nearly 11 hours late.
The train was delayed due to technical reasons, he said, adding passengers were kept in the loop via different mediums, including train-related apps, about the delay.
Many passengers boarded the Vande Bharat Express (20171) headed to Nizamuddin, he said.
The Railways did not cancel the train on Monday keeping the interest of passengers in mind, the acting PRO emphasised.
Agrawal said the rail yard at Rani Kamalapati station (formerly Habibganj) was well equipped and has the expertise to repair and do maintenance work of the new-age Vande Bharat trains.
According to eyewitnesses, passengers who turned up at Rani Kamalapati station protested after the train did not depart for Hazrat Nizamuddin at its scheduled time of 5.40 am.
Some of the passengers, after a long wait, tried to entered the Shatabdi Express (which goes to New Delhi) at around 3.10 pm, but were pushed back by Railway Protection Force personnel, they said.
A group of angry passengers with backpacks then squatted on the tracks in protest, the eyewitnesses added.
The Vanda Bharat Express (20172), upon returning from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Rani Kamlaapati station at around 10.20 pm on Sunday, suffered a technical malfunction as a spring of C11 coach went kaput, sources said.
The train was taken to the yard for repair, but the snag could not be fixed in time, thus delaying its early morning departure, they explained.
वंदे भारत जैसी ट्रेनों का कोई भी मोबाइल एप्लिकेशन सही समय ही नहीं बतापा राहा है तो कैसी चलेगी रेलवे?? 8 hrs already delayed
— Ankit Swarnkar (@swarnkar_ankit) November 25, 2024
Train number 20171 Rani kamlapati to Hazrat Nizamuddin station @IRCTCofficial @AshwiniVaishnaw @ntes @irctcnorthzone pic.twitter.com/P9J7lyexW5
