रेल्वे स्वच्छता अभियान कसे करावे ?

श्री.सुभाष दळवी यांनी अभ्यास करुन रेल्वे स्थानकं, रेलगाड्या, फलाट आदी स्वछ,सुंदर कसे करावेत व कसे ठेवावेत यासंबंधी फार उपयुक्त, सुचना रेल्वे मंत्रालयाला केल्या आहेत. त्यांनी पाठवलेल्या पत्राचा काही भाग मी येथे प्रकाशीत करत आहे.

आज रेल्वे आपल्या जीवनाचा अविभाज्य भाग आहे. आपल्या आयुष्यातील बराचसा कालावधी आपण रेल्वेनी प्रवास करण्यात घालवतो मग तो लोकल गाडीने असो की बाहेरगावच्या गाड्यांनी. पण आपल्या नशीबी सुखाचा प्रवास फारच क्वचित येतो. गाड्या, फलाट, रेल्वेलाईन केव्हाही पहावे तेव्हा गलीच्छ, अस्वच्छच आढ्ळून येतात.

ही परिस्थिती जर का पालटायची असेल तर --

"As a regular passenger of local train and a national of greater India, I feel that cleanliness and Sanitation of my country is my prime right. I wish to devote necessary time and energy to maintain cleanliness my self and to spread awareness amongst other to keep the station premises clean.

As a National Youth Awardee for cleanliness campaign in Asia's biggest slum; Dharavi and rescue and relief operation in the big disaster of Orrissa cyclone. The work was documented by a film released by Film Division, Government of India. Dharavi-A New Beginning, news magazine 380. I wish to express my following suggestions:

• Railway should have a separate unit or department functioning for Waste management. The said department shall be completely responsible for e entire cleanliness and sanitation on Indian railways.
• Adoption of Railway Stations, Platform can be done by Corporte sectors for maintaining hygine and clealiness.
• For effective Cleanliness and Sanitation' of station area or a platform, adequate quantity of clean water and electricity should be provided.Important terminals and stations shall be provided with mechanized and manual methods of sweeping, cleaning, scrapping, mopping, washing, etc.
• The urinals and toilets shall be maintained neat and clean using adequate phenol and other disinfectant in proportion to the use by the passengers.
• The cleanliness can by tie up with City Corporation for more effectiveness or can be managed by independent Septic tanks and soak pits.
• The permanent way shall have a effective network of drainage and sewerage disposal, wit a tie up with city corporation.
• Out station trains shall have adequate water supply to cleaning of toilet and night soil. For adequate water a source of tube wells and bore wells can be explored.
• Railways should have adequate arrangements of garbage bin for collection of garbage and should arrange a quick and timely disposal/transportation with the co ordination of City Corporation or available disposal arrangementAt ticket booking counters, stations, bridges a red colored litter bin/spit toms should be placed at an interval of 5m minimum, so as to collect the dry garbage collected at such places.
• The roof of platform should be cleaned every month to remove the scales formed on AC Sheet roofs from inside and the litter on the roof top should also be cleaned.
• The walls of the platform should be mopped every 15 days and shall be painted in white colour every six month.
• The existing staff is in adequate to cater the responsibility of cleaning the railway premises, hence railway can tie up or take help from other local and social/ unemployed organisation. Remuneration can be paid to such help on the basis of the work done or an outsourcing agency may be employed.
• A systematic and standard arrangement is required for display of all the advertisement hording/posters/stickers so as to improve the aesthetics of station premisesAs per Indian railway act under section 145B, which deals with nuisance caused by making the premises dirty shall be strongly implemented. Station master and In-charge rail protection force/Railway police shall be held responsible for up keep of the station premises.
• The relevant section in the state Act which deals with nuisance caused by making the premises dirty shall be strongly implemented.There shall be proper co ordination between the local police and the RPF and the local police head shall be made in charge of this responsibility
• The higher authorities shall keep weekly inspection and the station master should keep a daily inspection to ensure the cleanliness of station premises.
• The authorities should involve the employees, RPF, railway police, ticket checkers, coolies, shoe polishers, caterers on platforms, newspaper stall holders, etc. for keeping a watch as well as creating awareness for cleanliness and sanitation.
• Railway Prvashi Mitra Swachta and suraksha samiti should be formed under the leadership of Divisional Railway Manager. The member of the committee shall inspect various railway stations and shall report their finding to the DRM/ station manager.
• The committee should meet every two months to discus on the issues pertaining to cleanliness and safety.
• The passengers of local station should also form a committee which shall brief the station mangers every month. The committee member shall have Identity cards issued by the railways.
• The existing garbage should be removed at one stroke and further a camping for cleanliness and sanitation awareness should be launched.strict action should be taken against unauthorized poster displays/ hand bills distributor and hawkers on railway bridges
• Awareness to keep the premises and railway wagons clean shall be done by the medium of poster/ banner/ sticker/ hording/ central public address system and rail boogie address system, railway cable TV, street play, and passengers.
• During non peak hours, mobile nuisance detection squad shall move in the trains and detect any person which creates nuisance. They shall be equipped with digital cameras to capture evidences.
• The awareness campaign can be run by advertisement for cleanliness on taxis, rickshawsThe station masters and other stake holders in the cleanliness drive shall be suitable categorized and awarded for their performances in cleanliness and sanitation.
• The police officer/station which shall collect maximum number of cases shall be rewarded annually for his/ her effort.the police squad seated for frisking should be given a responsibility of cleanliness
• Portable water should be supplied on every platform. The water tank should be cleaned every 3 months
• The person using railway track as toilets and the slum dwellers which use railway lines to throw liter shall be penalized. The local authorities shall keep a check that garbage and sewage should not come to railway premises.
• CCTV shall be employed on all important terminals.
• Thin Plastic bags, tobacco chewers, and the sale of pan, gutkha, and other unhygienic eatable should be banned.
• The name, designation of the person to be contacted in emergency and the enquiry counters should be placed.
• Rag pickers or any local organisation can be employed to segregation and collection of dry waste. ( pet bottle, etc)
• The cleanliness of the platform shall be done before peak hours i.e 8 am and second sweeping before 5 pm to avoid nuisance during peak hours.
• The commuters make take a pleasant feel before moving to office and after coming from office. Track cleaning can be done during night hours. "