<p class="title">All broad gauge rail routes in the country will be electrified in mission mode as part of an environment-friendly step, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goyal also said the Indian Railways consumes about 1.27 per cent of the total electricity consumption of the country and 3 per cent of High-Speed Diesel (HSD) oil for its energy requirements.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister said railways is taking various environmental friendly or energy efficiency measures to reduce carbon footprint and protect the environment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Railways have decided to electrify 100 per cent of its broad gauge rail routes in mission mode, as a green mode of transport," he said during Question Hour.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goyal said in 2018-19, Indian Railways consumed about 20.44 billion units of electricity and 3.1 billion litres of HSD oil for its energy requirement.</p>
<p class="title">All broad gauge rail routes in the country will be electrified in mission mode as part of an environment-friendly step, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goyal also said the Indian Railways consumes about 1.27 per cent of the total electricity consumption of the country and 3 per cent of High-Speed Diesel (HSD) oil for its energy requirements.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister said railways is taking various environmental friendly or energy efficiency measures to reduce carbon footprint and protect the environment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Railways have decided to electrify 100 per cent of its broad gauge rail routes in mission mode, as a green mode of transport," he said during Question Hour.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goyal said in 2018-19, Indian Railways consumed about 20.44 billion units of electricity and 3.1 billion litres of HSD oil for its energy requirement.</p>