Title - STRICT VIGIL ON SPITTING AND CLEANLINESS AT DIFFERENT STATIONS: 984 PERSONS PENALISED IN TWO WEEKS

A strict vigil o­n spitting and cleanliness at different stations over East Coast Railway jurisdiction has been undertaken. Since 16th December 2012, Station Managers, Ticket Collectors of Commercial Department or equivalent rank of Operating Department, Special Squard, RPF and officials have been authorized by Railway Administration to look in to this matter seriously and maintain cleanliness at Station premises and in trains. Instructions have also been given to the Station Managers to slap fine as per the rate fixed for various categories of Stations.East Coast Railway (ECoR) has carried out anti-spitting drive in different stations under its jurisdiction from 16th December 2012. During thefirst two weeks, ECoR has imposed a fine of Rupees 60720/- in 984number of cases.Spitting and littering will entail a fine of Rs. 100/- at ‘A1’ Class Stations like Bhubaneswar, Puri and Visakhapatnam, Rs. 50/- at ‘A’ Class Stations like Bhadrak, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Khurda Road, Palasa, Rayagada, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram and Sambalpur and Rs. 30/- will be charged at rest of the stations under East Coast Railway jurisdiction.No person shall throw or deposit litter in any occupied and unoccupied railway premises or the carriage in authorized places or cook, bath, spit, urinate, defecate, feed animals/birds, repair or wash vehicles, washing utensils/clothes or any other objects or keep any type of storage in any railway premises or paste and put up any posture or write and draw anything in any compartment, carriage of railways, premises thereof without any lawful authority or indulge in defacing railway property in station buildings, platforms, railway tracks and other property belonging to railways including trains shall be  punished and will be imposed with fine.