ALL EYES ON RAILWAY STATIONS ON GANDHI JAYANTI

Railway Stations all over the country will be the focus of attention o­n Gandhi Jayanti. While all Government agencies will carry out cleanliness and sanitation campaigns as a part of the Swachh Bharat-Clean India Mission-the scale and magnitude of the exercise in Railways will be unparalleled. It is the largest government agency to be carrying out the campaign at more than 7800 Railway Stations all over the country at the same time. Preparations have started two weeks back, but the formal launch of the campaign for total sanitation at Railway Stations will be launched o­n Gandhi Jayanti -October 2^nd.

All Railway Stations over East Coast Railway are accordingly being spruced up. Officers have been nominated for each of the stations of the Zone. Eminent personalities including Union Ministers, Members of Parliament and other dignitaries from public life will be at the Railway Stations to launch the campaign.

At Bhubaneswar Railway Station, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will formally launch the campaign while at Visakhapatnam Railway Station, the inauguration will be done by Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C) for Civil Aviation, Shri P. Ashok Gajapati Raju. Members of Parliament have been invited by Union Railways Minister to grace the occasion at various Railway Stations over the country.

ECoR officials are leaving no stone unturned to put up a good show. Instructions of the Railways are to go for a comprehensive sanitation campaign. The functions at each station will be marked by a sense of dedication, responsibility and commitment to the call for Clean India - Swachh Bharat.

Besides actual cleaning of the station by Railway officials and volunteers, NGOs, etc., an awareness drive to educate the masses will also be launched. Pamphlets will be released o­n the occasion and distributed to the members of the public. Attractive Stickers, banners and posters have also been prepared by Railways for the occasion. Special focus will also be given o­n cleanliness of train coaches at originating stations.​