Hyderabad:  The South Central Railway intensified the drive towards maintaining cleanliness on railway premises by undertaking intensified checks against littering and spitting etc., on railway premises and trains.

As part of it, from April 2014 to February 2015, as many as 50,348 persons were detected and penalised for violating cleanliness rules in all the six divisions of SCR. An amount of Rs 1.07 crore was realised from these offenders towards penalty.                

During the month of February 2015 itself, 3,750 persons were apprehended for violating the provisions of Indian Railways (Penalties for Activities Affecting Cleanliness at Railway Premises) Rules-2012.

This includes 1,894 persons in Vijayawada Division, 1,029 in Secunderabad Division, 603 in Guntakal Division, 151 in Guntur Division, 57 in Nanded Division and 16 in Hyderabad Division, who were detected and penalised for violating the rules pertaining to maintenance of cleanliness on Railway premises. An amount of Rs 7.50 lakh was realised from these offenders towards penalty.

Source: THI