New Delhi, Delhi, 4th of December, 2024 : Inland Waterways Authority of India’s Intermodal Terminal (IMT) at Kalughat in Bihar has received five star SVAGRIHA rating from GRIHA council. The terminal is one among several infrastructural interventions made by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under World Bank funded Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for capacity augmentation of National Waterway 1 – River Ganga. The award was received by Shri Arvind Kumar, Director, JMVP along with Shri Manish Tiwari, Specialist (Environment Impact Assessment), JMVP and Shri J J Patel, Project Manager, Sanjay Construction Company – the contractor agency.
SVAGRIHA rating that stands for Simple Versatile Affordable GRIHA – supports the concept of green buildings and sustainability under Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) – a joint venture of Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Delhi-based The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The rating recognises the environmentally sustainable practices followed by IWAI while building the necessary IWT infrastructure to facilitate cargo and passenger movement on National Waterway 1 (NW 1) – River Ganga. IMT Kalughat received five star rating for its efforts to ensure environmental sustainability by ensuring usage of recyclable materials like fibre, recyclable glasses, paint, sanitary fixtures etc during the building of the terminal.
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