SER initiates swachchh rail swachchh Bharat-Swachchhata hi seva pakhwada

Kolkata: South Eastern Railway launched a special awareness drive to observe Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat-Swachhta Hi Sewa Pakhwada from 15.09.2018 to 02.10 2018.

General Manager, South Eastern Railway Ajay Vijayvargiya initiated the programme by administering Swachhta Pledge amongst all the officers and staff at this Railways Headquarters, Garden Reach this morning (15.09.2018). Smt. Sanjeeta Vijayvargiya, President, South Eastern Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation, huge number of staff, officers, S E Railway Bharat Scouts & Guides, SER Sports Personnel, RPF Personnel, members of railway families, Hospitals staff and Safai Karamcharis were also present and participated in a Prabhat Pheri covering the whole railway colony to spread awareness about cleanliness.

Photo Caption: Nukkad Natak being performed in front of BNR Officers’ Club, Garden Reach to spread awareness about cleanliness on the occasion of Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat-Swachhta Hi Sewa Pakhwada.

The objective of this initiative is to spread wider awareness on sanitation and cleanliness in railway areas, stations, trains, railway premises and make hygiene a habit amongst rail-users. This also makes out the railways commitment by recounting the initiative taken under Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat Mission.

Photo Caption: General Manager, South Eastern Railway Ajay Vijayvargiya participating in Prabhat Pheri along with other Senior railway officers and staff on the occasion of Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat-Swachhta Hi Sewa Pakhwada.

Earlier, two Nukkad Nataks were staged by S E Railway Bharat Scouts & Guides for propagating the nuances for living in a clean and healthy environment in all the railway areas by spreading awareness about cleanliness. The skits performed by the Scouts & Guides reminded the viewers about the cleaner and healthier railway premises.

Photo Caption: General Manager, South Eastern Railway Ajay Vijayvargiya and other Senior officers are seen in the action of Shramdaan on the occasion of Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat-Swachhta Hi Sewa Pakhwada.

The concept is to have an overall cleanliness initiative for a healthy and hygienic sanitation system over Indian Railways. With the help of such type of cleanliness drive as a part of Swachh Bharat Mission, awareness can be spread among railway families and users. This Swachhta Hi Sewa Pakhwada is also being observed in all the four Divisions i.e Kharagpur, Adra, Chakradharpur and Ranchi of South Eastern Railway in true spirit.

Photo Caption: General Manager, South Eastern Railway Ajay Vijayvargiya holding meeting with Members of Parliament of Divisional Committee whose areas are served by Ranchi and Chakradharpur Divisions, held at Ranchi on 14.09.2018. The Members who attended the meeting were Sudarshan Bhagat, Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Kariya Munda, MP, Ram Tahal Choudhary, MP, Sunil Kumar Singh, MP, Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, MP, Mahesh Poddar, MP, Samir Oraon, MP, Laxman Giluwa, MP, Smt. Sakuntala Laguri, MP, Rama Chandra Hansda, MP and Smt. Sarojini Hembram, MP.