In order to further boost the ongoing cleanliness campaign, mechanised cleaning machines are now installed at Hatia railway station for cleaning the railway tracks and other areas around the station premises. The automated machines will be used first at Hatia Railway Station in
Ranchi division and will be extended to Ranchi Railway Station later on. South Eastern Railway’s first of its kind mechanised cleaning system with aid of State of the Art self-propelled cleaning machines was inaugurated here at Hatia station on Sunday by South Eastern Railway GM Radheshyam, ACM Debrath Mukherjee, Senior DCM Neeraj Kumar along with other dignitaries.
Citing details about the mechanised cleaning machines, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Neeraj Kumar said, “In order to maintain cleanliness at railway station and to save time and manpower we have started mechanised cleaning process. For this particular procedure we have given the work to Annapurna Utility services on three years contract. All automated machines will operate on battery.”
“Approximately 37 trained labourers with 2 supervisors will utilize the machines for cleaning the railway station. The mechanized cleaning machines are capable of cleaning all waste materials and we have planned accordingly to run the machines in shifts,” added Kumar.
Giving financial details about the mechanized machines, Kumar informed, “Mechanized machines worth Rs. 2.37 crores are purchased for maintaining cleanliness. IP Cleaning Private limited, an Italian company has supplied the automated cleaning machines to the concerned company.” However, Ranchi railway station will have to wait till January 2016 to get the facility of mechanized cleaning machines.
“We will install the automated cleaning machines in the month of January next year. The tender has already been submitted, since the contract of the concerned company is going to get over in the month of October, so we have to wait for a while,” said Station Manager of Ranchi railway station, H S Pandey.
“Moreover, we already have high pressure jet machines, three E for 30 scrubbers, five flippers, two Wizard machines, three wipers and two vacuum cleaners to maintain cleanliness both inside the platform and to clean the tracks. Since last six years we are using these machines and equipments for maintaining hygiene inside the station premises. As per the railway norms, we have deputed 40 workers for cleaning purpose,” Pandey further added.
Annapurna utility service will be installing the automated cleaning machines at Ranchi railway station too. “The contract of the company is getting over in October and has resulted in shifting the date and now the process of installing automated machines will be completed in January 2016 at Ranchi railway station,” said contractor Ashok Kumar of Annapurna utility services.
So far to boost the largest entity of government of India, South Eastern Railway in state capital has already launched Railway Child line Ranchi to ensure safety of children at railway station, Yatri ticket Suvidha Kendra, constructed 16 bedded dormitories at Ranchi station, commissioned departmental mechanized laundries for the convenience of passengers.