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Commencement of Swachhata Pakhwara - 2019 on Konkan Railway

16-September-2019

As a part of Hon’ble Prime Minister’s “Swachh Bharat Mission” initiative, Indian Railway is striving hard to maintain Railway Stations and Trains as well as surrounding areas clean through its “Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat” program.

Konkan Railway, under the initiative and guidance of Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Shri Piyush Goyal, has formulated an Action Plan to bring the quantum improvement in the cleanliness at the stations and trains. The Swachhata Pakhwara drive will be undertaken from 16th  to 30th September 2019.

 

The Swachhata Pakhwara has begun today on Konkan Railway with a Swachhata Pledge and Prabhat Pheri’s by Konkan Railway Employees at Belapur and all stations of KRCL with a view to raise awareness amongst the employees and their families to inculcate the habit of cleanliness in their routine life and work place. 

Shri Sanjay Gupta, CMD/KRCL took a pledge and conducted  the Prabhat Pheri along with Executives, staff and locals of Ratnagiri region. Brainstorming and brief sessions on “Shun Plastic Use” were conducted at Belapur and various stations of Ratnagiri and Karwar region. Nukkad Nataks were are also performed at various Konkan Railway stations to create and awareness towards a Clean India.

During this Swachhata Pakhwara, Seminars will be conducted on Sanitation and upkeep of Railway Stations Cleanliness Campaigns at Konkan Railway stations will be undertaken duly involving the active participation & support of NGOs, Charitable trust/Institutions and other social organization like Rotary Club, Lions Club etc.

Various activities that are being undertaken during Pakhwara include Swachh Awareness, Swachh Samvad with Public and In-house, Swachh Stations with intensive Cleanliness Drives, Swachh Railgaadi,  Swachh Parisar  including intensive drive to clean up garbages, Swachh Ahar at all Canteens & Pantry Cars  to ensure clean and hygienic good quality food is being served to the passengers and Swachh Neer to ensure quality potable water at all Stations.

As a part of this Campaign, Swachch Prasadan will also be observed to ensure the intensive cleaning of toilet blocks at stations and trains. All these activities will be monitored personally by the Officers & Supervisory Staff of Konkan Railway with the active participation of its employees to make this Campaign a Grand Success.

Konkan Railway appeals to all its passengers to give their active support to this noble cause for grand success of “Swachhata Pakhwara - 2019”.


L K Verma
Chief Public Relations Officer

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