1,818 persons penalised for littering railway premises

The Northeast Frontier Railway has penalised 1,818 persons and collected Rs 3,65,895 as penalty from them for littering railway premises since October 2018, an official said on Tuesday.

Railways Act, 1989, prohibits littering in any occupied or unoccupied railway premises or coaches, chief public relations officer of NFR, P J Sharma said.

A fine of Rs 500 can be imposed on the offenders who are found littering the railway premises both inside coaches and in stations, he said, adding RPF personnel have been authorised to detain offenders and levy penalty.

NFR has installed CCTVs for monitoring of cleanliness in as many as 13 stations throughout the zone and these are monitored by the station master, commercial and RPF Officers and the Divisional Railway Manager.

There has been 60 per cent increase in dustbins that are provided in station premises all over the zone, he said, adding, colour segregation of dustbins has also been done so as to enable separation of dry and wet waste to facilitate better waste disposal.

Frequent announcements are made in station premises requesting the passengers to maintain cleanliness within stations and informing them about the penalty provisions of the Railway Act, the CPRO said.