OREANDA-NEWS. August 25, 2011.  No concrete assessment has been made of the quantity of waste and garbage generated in trains, railway tracks, in and around the Railway stations. Arrangements are in place to regularly clear garbage from different areas viz. station premises, platforms, trains and tracks etc. as per arising and requirement.

 Upgradation of garbage management and the steps being taken to keep trains, tracks and stations clean is a continuous process. Initiatives taken in this direction are:

 • Progressive adoption of Mechanized Cleaning of coaches/trains and coaching depot premises.

 • Mechanised en-route cleaning of nominated trains at “Clean Train Stations”.

 • On Board Housekeeping Services during run in identified trains.

 • Mechanised high pressure jet cleaning of platforms, Track Drains etc. in station area.

 • Provision of adequate numbers of dust bins, garbage dumps and satisfactory garbage disposal mechanism.

 • Educational publicity campaigns and announcements at stations and special cleanliness drives.

 This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.