RAJ GANGPUR

                                                                 SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

                                     Press Release No. 207   Dt. 17.09.2019

SWR CONDUCTS MASSIVE SHRAMDAN  

As part of ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ being observed over Indian Railways from 16.09.2019 to 30.09.2019, today i.e., o­n 17.09.2019, South Western Railway conducted ‘Swachhta Walkathon’ from Divisional office to Hubballi Railway station.  The Walkathon was led by Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, General Manager of SWR.  Officers, staff, Scouts & Guides, school children displayed placards bearing messages o­n cleanliness and raised slogans to bring awareness among the people.

In order to minimize generation of plastic waste and it’s ecofriendly disposal, railway has decided to enforce ban o­n single use plastic material from 2^nd October, 2019.  In this direction, railway organized a massive shramdan at various locations including station premises, colonies etc. with special focus o­n plastic waste.  At Hubballi railway station a skit was presented by the Scouts & Guides and School children bringing out the importance of cleanliness, segregation of wastes into dry & wet and hazards of plastic.   o­n the occasion, Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, inaugurated the cloth bag store where cloth bags were distributed to passengers in place of carry bags and motivated to use reusable items to reduce plastic footprint.  A talk o­n plastic waste management was delivered by Smt. Ottilie Kamal, CEO & Founder of Evolve Lives Foundation at Hubballi Railway station.  She said that India stands 4^th in the production of plastic waste.  o­ne truck of plastic garbage is being added into the sea every day which is a cause of concern.  We have to adopt sustainable lifestyle by using materials which can be recycled and reusable, she said.  Speaking o­n the occasion, Shri A.K. Singh, GM/SWR said that o­n 2^nd October, 2014 Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India launched the Swachhta Abhiyan.  Cleanliness is not o­ne day affair.  It should become a habit of our life, he said.     A Drawing & Painting competition o­n the theme ‘Plastic Waste Management’ was conducted at Hubballi railway station.  80 children participated in Group 1 for children upto 16 years and 16 people participated in Group 2 for above 16 years.  A massive cleanliness drive was conducted o­n the occasion at various locations viz., Hubballi station, circulating area, station yard, running room, railway officers’ colony, Down Chawl, MTS Colony, Railway Hospital, Rail nagar colony etc. by the teams led by various Headquarters Officers   and huge number of plastic wastes were collected and disposed off. 

                                                      (E. Vijaya)

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