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Recently, the Ministry of Railways, Communications, and Electronics & Information Technology has launched “Swachhta Pakhwara” across Indian Railways.
Key Points:
The Ministry of Railways is observing Swachhta Pakdwara from 16th September 2022 to 30th September 2022.
During “Swachhta Pakhwara”, Special Focus will be given on Cleanliness of tracks at stations, approach to major stations, and elimination of plastic waste in Railway premises
- Focus areas: Seva, Sushashan and Gareeb Kalyan.
Several initiatives are taken by railways for providing clean environment:
- Bio toilets on coaches leading to clean tracks,
- Segregation of bio degradable/non bio-degradable waste,
- Solid waste management etc
