TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS DURING DUSSEHARA / DEEPAWALI FESTIVAL
In order to clear extra rush of rail passengers and to enhance the passenger carrying capacity during Puja / Deepawali Festival-2019 , Railways have decided to augment the following Trainson temporary basis as per the dates mentioned below-
S.No.
Train No and Name
Augmented by Coach
( Type & Number of coach )
Period of Temporary Augmentation
1
12015/12016 New Delhi-Daurai-New Delhi Shatabdi Express
One A.C. Chair Car
From 01.10.2019 to 31.10.2019 from New Delhi and Daurai.
2
12029/12030
New Delhi-Amritsar- New Delhi Swarna ShatabdiExpress
One A.C. Chair Car
From 01.10.2019 to 30.10.2019 from New Delhi and Amritsar.
3
12040/12039
New Delhi-Kathgodam -New Delhi Shatabdi Express
One A.C. Chair Car
From 01.10.2019 to 31.10.2019 from New Delhi and Kathgodam
4
12046/12045
Chandigarh-New Delhi- Chandigarh Shatabdi Express
One A.C. Chair Car
From 01.10.2019 to 31.10.2019 from New Delhi and Chandigarh.
5
12231/12232
Lucknow-Chandigarh- LucknowExpress
One A.C. three tier
From 01.10.2019 to 31.10.2019 from Lucknow and From 04.10.2019 to 03.11.2019 from Chandigarh
Press Release No. 203, COMMENCEMENT OF SWACHHTA - HI - SEWA SWACHHATA PROGRAMME - PLASTIC FREE RAILWAY
SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
Press Release No. 203 Dt. 11.09.2019
COMMENCEMENT OF SWACHHTA - HI - SEWA
SWACHHATA PROGRAMME - PLASTIC FREE RAILWAY
2ndOctober this year will mark the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. Every year Government of India observe Swachhta Programme. This year from 11.09.2019 to 02.10.2019 during the cleanliness Swachhata Programme focus is on avoiding single use plastics or reusing /recycling plastic in railway offices, onboard trains and in the periphery of Railway Stations.
In an Independence Day speech on August 15th Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has urged the people and govt agency to take first big step from Oct 2nd towards free India of single use plastic.In a bid to minimize generation of plastic waste, Hon’ble MoSR, Shri Suresh Angadi has also appealed to the Rail users to avoid use of single use plastic and to move towards a “Plastic Free Railway”.
South Western Railway has started this Swachhata programme with a walkthon from DRM office to Hubballi Railway Station. About 300 participants including officers and staff, school children, scouts and guides took part in this walkthon, spreading the messages of cleanliness and swachhata and banning the single use of plastics.
Bengaluru Division and Mysuru Division has also organised Swachhata programme.
During this occasion Shri Ajay Kumar Singh inspected the Hubballi Railway station and requested passengers to use cloth bags in place of plastic bags to save the environment from pollution. Some passengers using plastic bags were requested to be replaced with cloth bags that were supplied by General Manager.
“Shramdan” a biweekly programme where officers and Staff of Railway devote one hour towards cleaning of Railway premises and improving cleanliness was done at Hubballi Station today to mark the commencement of the programme.
Nukkad Natakas was performed by Bharat Scout & Guides, students of Railway High School and Workshop Staff to spread the awareness towards cleanliness. Around 300 staff, children scout & guide have participated.
Shri B.B Singh, Additional General Manager ; Shri Rajesh Mohan, Divisional Railway Manager ; P. Ravi Kumar Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer; Shri Shiv Raj Singh, Principal Chief Commercial Manager ; Smt E. Vijaya Chief Public Relations Officer ; Shri S.K Jha Additional Divisional Railway Manager ; Shri Murli Krishna Additional Divisional Railway Manager ; Shri S.K.Bhattacharjee Divisional Environment & Housekeeping Manager and other officers and staff were present on this occasion.
Later in the day Shri Ajay Kumar Singh GM/SWR inaugurated Swami Vivekananda Dhyan Vatika in Golf ground in Golf links officers colony which is highly patronised by morning walkers at Hubballi. This Swami Vivekananda Dhyan Vatika will be useful for morning walkers.
During Swachhata Pakhwara each day has been assigned with defferent activity to be taken up and the main theme for each day as detailed below:-
