SCR to Launch a Massive Special Cleanliness Drive and Maha Shramdaan on Gandhi Jayanthi Divas

South Central Railway is going to launch a massive special cleanliness campaign involving shramdaan and awareness activities o­n 2^nd October, 2014, Gandhi Jayanthi Divas, across the length and breadth of the Zone. This drive is aimed at keeping the sphere of work neat and clean with special focus o­n stations and colonies.

On this occasion, all officers and staff including the General Manager will participate in a big way in Maha Shramdaan relating to cleanliness activity or in spreading awareness o­n cleanliness. For this purpose, SCR has prepared a comprehensive Cleanliness Action Plan for each Division / Unit covering stations, trains, track, workshops and colonies etc., duly involving thousands of railwaymen/women in this campaign. The services of non-railway organisations like NGOs, NSS, NCC, school/college students, Scouts and Guides etc., will also be utilised for this special programme.

The Maha Shramdaan is planned to be organised at stations, trains, track, workshops and colonies etc., o­n 2^ndOctober involving officers and staff at every level. The Divisional Railway Managers will coordinate the activities related to this campaign within the Division including deployment of staff and allocation of material resources. In this regard, senior officers in the Zonal and Divisional Headquarters have been nominated to a specific station/colony to organise and lead the massive special cleanliness campaign / Maha Shramdaan.

The nominated officer in-charge of the station/colony will conduct an inspection of the assigned area well in advance and assess the requirements for taking up the cleanliness campaign at the location and necessary inputs will be arranged accordingly. As part of this mega cleanliness campaign, the railway track located between stations in city areas will be cleared of debris, garbage and plastic waste.

Apart from the efforts of railways, cooperation from Public is also required to maintain railway premises clean. Hence, Public awareness campaigns will be organised through print and electronic media advising the rail users to desist from littering or spoiling railway premises. Posters, Electronic display boards and banners etc., will be displayed at all conspicuous places to this effect.

This special drive also includes action against persons making premises dirty under relevant rules prohibiting littering in railway premises. Such persons are liable to be fined upto Rs 500. Messages will be given through CCTVs and Public Address Systems at stations highlighting the penal provisions under the rules.

Shri P.K. Srivastava, General Manager/SCR, conducted a high level review through video conferencing o­n this subject with Principal Heads of Departments and all six Divisional Railway Managers at Rail Nilayam today i.e. 12^thSeptember 2014. He directed that this special drive and Maha Shramdaan shall be carried out with result-oriented approach by all railway staff. The General Manager instructed that Closed Circuit cameras at railway stations shall be utilised for monitoring the cleanliness activities and penalizing the defaulters. He said this massive cleanliness campaign and Maha Shramdaan should show positive and visible effect o­n cleanliness over South Central Railway towards maintaining a pleasant ambience at stations and in trains to provide a comfortable travel service to passengers.