ECoR takes up cleanliness drive in major Odisha railway stations
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, June 10:
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has taken up massive cleanliness drive at important railway stations in Odisha under its jurisdiction.
ECoR general manager Rajiv Vishnoi has asked the concerned officials to bring out the visible improvement of cleanliness at railway station premises including the platforms, concourse areas, passenger movement areas, yards, drains and rag-picking sites.
The 15-day drive has started from June 7 at all the A-1, A & B category stations in Bhubaneswar, Puri, Bhadrak, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road and Khurda Road stations under Khurda Road Railway Division, Rayagada, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam & Vizianagaram stations under Waltair Division and Sambalpur, Balangir and Bargarh stations under Sambalpur Railway Division, an ECoR release said today.
Modern cleanliness equipments are being used in the drive and the departmental officials under the supervision of departmental heads are actively participating in the drive.
Besides, divisional railway managers, additional divisional railway managers and divisional branch officers have also been directed to inspect the stations and trains etc actively to ensure the improvement of cleanliness.
ECoR has urged the passengers and rail users to extend cooperation to this drive.
VISAKHAPATNAM RAILWAY PLATFORMS UNBEARABLE SMELL AT PLATFORMS 2 TO 7. NOBODY IS INTERESTED. PASSENGERS WHO WAIT FOR BOARDING TRAINS HAVE TO BEAR THE SMELL. THIS SITUATION CONTINUES MONTHS TOGETHER. NO DISPLAY OF COACH NUMBERS AND PASSENGERS HAVE TO RUN AFTER ARRIVAL OF T RAIN TO BOARD THE TRAIN. IMAGINE THE PLIGHT OF SENIOR CITIZEN. THOUGH PROMISED TO BUILD A MODEL STATION 5 YEARS BACK NOT EVEN 10% DEVELOPMENT IS MADE. NO ESCALATORS. AS LONG AS THIS ZONE CONTROLLED BY ODISHA NO IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED. NO PLANNED SPECIAL TRAINS DURING SUMMER. NOT GETTING EVEN TATKAL TICKETS. PAY THOUSANDS OF RUPEES TO BROKERS AND BOARD THE TRAIN. TICKET COST 300 BROKER COST 1000.
Recently nearly hundred people of Telugu families were returning from Varanasi to Visakhapatnam when students of Bihar, who were attending some exams, boarded the train. They misbehaved with the Telugu families, beat them up and forcibly occupied their seats. What action have Railways taken ? Have they provided alternative accommodation to Telugu people? They left stranded. Even RPF people, instead of helping the harassed families, were enjoying the show. What action has been taken on RPF people ? How many of them have been suspended ? Can the railway authorities give us a reply on this ?