On the 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Thursday, the employees of the South East Central Railway (SECR) division took the pledge to dedicate their time and energy in maintaining cleanliness in their surroundings.
The Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Raipur, Rajeev Saxena administrated the oath of ‘Clean Rail Clean India’ to the employees. He urged the employees to dedicate 100 hours in a year (two hours in a week) for cleaning as their contribution to make the country a better place to live in.
later addressing a gathering, Saxena said that people should ensure their participation in the campaign as ‘it’s everyone’s responsibility to ensure a ‘Clean Raipur, Clean Chhattisgarh and Clean India.’The school/college students and Scouts and Guides cadets conducted a street play ‘Dustbin’ at all platforms of Raipur Railway station to generate awareness about cleanliness among the passengers.
With the same motto, the members of Civil Defense launched a signature drive at the all the Railway stations including in Raipur.On the occasion, the Railway officials and employees launched an intense cleanliness drive at the Railway station premises, tracks, Railway colony, offices, workshops, production units, coaching depot, Railway gate, platforms, reservation centres, booking office, retiring rooms, dormitory etc.
They also urged the passengers not to throw garbage anywhere but to use dustbin. The Railways took pamphlets distribution, CCTV technique and announcement through loudspeakers as means of spreading awareness among the passengers for maintaining cleanliness.
On the occasion, Raipur MP Ramesh Bais along with senior railway officials and dignitaries took broom in their hands to clean the Raipur Railway station premises.Similarly, MP (Durg) Tamradhwaj Sahu along with local MlA, Arun Vora, the Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Vivek Khare, senior railway officials and dignitaries swept at floor of Durg Railway station.