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  Indian Railways News  / SPITTING IN RAILWAY PREMISES IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED

In compliance to the Gazette Notification of 26th November 2012 and as per the Penalties for activities affecting cleanliness at Railway premises of Indian Railways Rule 2012, East Coast Railway (ECoR) is carrying out anti-spitting awareness drive in different stations under its jurisdiction with immediate effect. According to the Railway Act, anyone who spits o­n railway premises is liable to pay fine.This type of activities will be punishable and will be slaped with 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.
Authorised Vendors/Hawkers have been instructed to make necessary arrangements to keep the containers or waste basket for collecting litter and proper disposal of its contents. Contravenes any of the provisions of these rules or fails to comply with such provisions shall be punished with a fine up to Rs. 500/-.
Station Managers, Ticket Collectors of Commercial Department or equivalent rank of Operating Department, officials authorized by Railway Administration for the purpose of implementing these rules have been authorized to collect penalties.
All station managers have been instructed to maintain cleanliness at Station premises and would be accountable if any station is found unclean. They have been authorised to slap fine as per the above rate.

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  Indian Railways News  / Rs 100 fine for spitting on station premises

BHUBANESWAR: Your habit of chewing pan might cost you dear on railway premises. The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to impose fine between Rs 30 and Rs 100 on those who spit in railway stations and trains under its jurisdiction.A fine of Rs 100 will be collected at 'A-1 Class' stations like Bhubaneswar, Puri and Visakhapatnam; Rs 50 at 'A Class' stations such as Bhadrak, Berhampur, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Khurda Road, Palasa, Rayagada, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram and Sambalpur while Rs 30 will be charged at remaining stations under ECoR jurisdiction. All station managers have been asked to maintain cleanliness on station premises and would be accountable if any station is found littered, an official release stated.ECoR has also started an anti-spitting awareness drive at different stations to keep the railway premises spic and span. "The drive is being conducted in compliance with the Gazette Notification of November 26, 2012 and penalty provision of Indian Railways Rule-2012," said a senior railway officer. According to the Railway Act, anyone who spits on railway premises is liable to pay fine.As per the rule, throwing or deposit of litter in any occupied and unoccupied railway premises is strictly prohibited. "It is also a punishable offence to paste or put up posters in compartments, carriages and station premises," the railway officer said.

Authorised vendors and hawkers have been asked to keep containers and bins for garbage disposal. "Violation of any of the provisions will amount to punishment with a fine up to Rs 500," the official release said.

Station managers, ticket collectors of commercial department or equivalent rank of operating department and officials authorized by railways for the purpose of implementing these rules have been designated to collect penalties.

  Indian Railways News  / December 6 alert in Puducherry

Alert has been sounded across the Union Territory in view of the anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition day which falls on Thursday.Security has been beefed up as a precautionary measure in and around Puducherry. A special security plan has been drawn up to prevent untoward incidents. All police stations, and the Coastal Security Group which mans a few marine stations in Puducherry and Karaikal, have been put on alert.The police, including India Reserve Battalion (IRB) and Railway Protection Force (RPF), have carried out surprise checks at various places. Passengers are being frisked at various check-points, including exit and entry gates of railway stations.Policemen conducted random checks at parcel centres, waiting halls and others. Parking lots and railway tracks were also brought under the scanner. Hotels and lodges are being closely monitored . Administrators of hotels and lodges in Puducherry, which receive large number of tourists, have been asked to collect all details about the guests before allocating rooms.Police personnel have been posted at the Secretariat, Raj Nivas, Territorial Assembly, All India Radio and Doordarshan stations to monitor the movement of suspicious characters.

I.D. Shukla, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Puducherry, told The Hindu on Wednesday that instructions have been given to the personnel on duty to avoid being complacent. Anti-sabotage checks would be conducted by security personnel at various places.

Marine policemen were also put on alert to conduct patrolling along the Puducherry and Karaikal coasts.

Ramaraj, Superintendent of Police, said that a few organisations had sought permission to conduct demonstration on the occasion. As the model code of conduct was in place following the announcement of local body elections, they were asked to get the permission of Area Returning Officer. However, security would be tightened at important junctions.