East Coast Railway (ECoR) has taken a massive awareness campaign on cleanliness and also imposed fine for the violations since December 16, 2012.
During the cleanliness and anti-spitting drive in the ECoR jurisdiction, 8,615 persons have been fined so far for spitting and littering at railway premises, while Rs5,69,690 was collected as fine from the offenders.
Spitting and littering entails a fine of Rs100 at ‘A1’ Class stations like Bhubaneswar, Puri and Visakhapatnam, Rs50 at ‘A’ Class stations like Bhadrak, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Khurda Road, Palasa, Rayagada, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram and Sambalpur and Rs30 will be charged at rest of the stations under ECoR jurisdiction. The fine may be doubled shortly with a view to stop spitting and littering and can be enhanced up to Rs500.