WR one more unique initiative towards Swachha Rail Swachha Bharat

Installed India’s first ever ultra modern dustbins at
Ahmedabad railway station

Western
Railway once again pioneer in installation of ultra modern dustbins for the
first time in India, at Ahmedabad Railway station. The unique achievement is
their initiative towards ‘Swachha Rail – Swachha Bharat’ mission. Earlier they
achieve super success in its unique initiatives, as muck special train and
recycled plastic benches as well as in super hit awareness campaigns on social
media like short film ‘Plastic Hatela’ and garba song ‘No bolo jee, No bolo,
Plastic ko no bolo’.

According to a press release issued by WR CPRO Ravinder Bhakar, Indian Railways is heading towards being a cleaner and an environment friendly national transporter and is taking all possible efforts to reduce its carbon footprints by adopting various eco friendly initiatives under the ‘Swachh Rail…Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’. With an aim to achieve this goal, Western Railway is also taking all proactive steps and in this direction has installed 12 nos. of APNOVA LEVA DUSTBINS on Platform No. 1 of Ahmedabad railway station under CSR initiative. Each costing approximately Rs. 28000/-.

This product has been launched for the first time in India and it is indeed a matter of pride that these bins have been installed over W. Rly’s Ahmedabad station to begin with over the entire Indian Railways. Such dustbins will soon be installed at Airports too. Each bin is made up of mild steel rigid structure having weight of 85 Kgs with high finish thereby lending it a long and sturdy life. It is easy to clean with locking arrangements and also avoids toppling by stray animals. It also has the provision for grouting for fixing permanently and also has the provision of fitting Rain Guard in case it is to be installed in open.

The box is
0.43mt in width, 1.0 mt in length and 093 mt in height which gives it a sleek,
aesthetic and sophisticated look. The bin consists of three collection
containers of 65 Ltr each with a total capacity of 195 litres. This allows in
segregation of waste into Dry, Wet and Plastic waste at the source itself. The
bins have been prominently labeled thereby allowing users in selecting the
correct segregation bin.

Total 1000
contractual cleaning staff of Ahmedabad division have been trained through
Skill India’s Pradhan Mantri Kaushalya Vikas Yojna in partnership with Gujarat
Tourism. Professional Trainers were deputed by Gujarat Tourism Board from
reputed Institute of Hotel Management. The training module contained
Theoritical, Practical and Soft Skill development. Contractual staff involved
in Station cleaning, Mechanised Coach Cleaning, On Board Housekeeping Services,
AC Coach Attendents, Pest & Rodent Control staff, Clean Train Station, AMOC
of bio toilet staff were covered under this training session.

Contractual
Staff from Ahmedabad, Maninagar, Sabarmati, Gandhidham and Bhuj stations
including DRM Office have undergone training under this scheme. Similarly,
Contractual staff from Mechanical Deptt. of all coaching depots, namely
Ahemdabad, Kankariya, Gandhidham and Bhuj have been also covered under this
training. Each trainee was issued with a certificate by SKILL India + Gujarat
Tourism and was awarded a cheque of Rs.500/- each alongwith a personal
protective kit. The training has been conducted at no cost to railways.