ACs to keep ATMs cool are bad news for environment
This is a thought that has crossed the mind of every ATM user at least once.Generally, an old 1.5 tonne air conditioner consumes around 1.5 units per hour. Now, imagine all the power needed for all so many ACs, not just in Delhi but across the country.As per the data obtained from Reserve Bank of India (RBI), there are a total of 2,15,677 ATMs across India, of which, 1,17,594 are on site, i.e., at the Bank’s branches, and 98,083 are off site.Needless to add, the metro cities, especially Delhi and Mumbai, have the highest number of ATMs. Each ATM equipped with AC - sometimes, two of them if there are more than one machine in the facility - consumes a lot of electricity.With the mercury soaring higher and higher - and
