The East Coast Railway (ECoR) would launch a special cleanliness campaign to mark the Swachh Rail-Swachh Bharat-Swachh Saptah from September 17 to 25.
The campaign involving 'Swachh Paryavaran-Clean Environment', 'Swachh Station-Clean Station', 'Swachh Railgadi-Clean Train', 'Swachh Neer-Clean Water', 'Swachh Parisar-Clean Complex', 'Swachh Sahyog-Clean Participation', 'Swachh Samvad-Clean Dialogue', 'Swachh Samarpan-Dedication for ensuring Cleanliness' and 'Swachh Aahar-Clean and Hygienic Catering' and also awareness activities for keeping the sphere of work neat and clean.
The weeklong campaign would include special drives on cleanliness at railway stations and trains with a focus on cleaning of water booths and quality of drinking water, quality of hygienic food and cleaning of drains disposal etc.
Attention would be given to the areas which are prone to unhygienic. Effective action would be taken to ensure improvement. A comprehensive Cleanliness Action Plan for the drive has been prepared to cover stations, trains, tracks, workshops, colonies, etc. with physical involvement of officers and staff.
Higher level officers would be deputed to each A-1 and A Stations i.e. very important category stations to generate as much public participation as possible and would take stock of the drive by leading from the front.
School children, volunteers of the Bharat Scouts and Guides, the NCC, the NSS and public volunteers would be associated during the awareness campaign.
To raise the awareness, paintings and poster competitions on the theme of cleanliness, Prabhat Pheries with slogan on cleanliness, Nukkad Nataks would be organised at the railway stations.
Apart from this, beautification of station premises by pruning trees, plantation and landscaping, garbage handling and disposal, adequate provision of dustbins, intensive inspection of trains, washing line, railway yards, toilets, drinking water, etc. would be taken into hand. The campaign would be personally led by ECoR GM Umesh Singh.