Railway extends use of CCTV cameras for monitoring
cleanliness
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Railways said today that it has
extended the use of CCTV cameras for
monitoring cleanliness activities at major railway stations.
In
a written reply to a question, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said
the national transporter has also intensified the enforcement of the Railways
(Penalties for activities affecting cleanliness at railway premises) Rules,
2012.
"Regular
intensive cleanliness drives are undertaken at various railway stations by
Zonal Railways. Use of CCTV cameras has been
extended for monitoring of cleanliness activities at major stations," the
minister said.
Presently,
over 340 major railway stations have been provided with CCTV cameras
for round-the-clock surveillance by Railway Protection Force for the security
of passengers.
The
minister stated that for better cleaning of coaches of trains, mechanised coach
cleaning at depots, on board housekeeping services (OBHS) in important long
distance trains, ?Clean My Coach? and Clean Train Station (CTS) schemes have
been provided.
"This
has resulted in visible improvement in cleanliness. New Standard Bid Document
(SBD) has been issued recently which is being implemented for integrated
housekeeping of stations and trains. This will further improve effectiveness of
housekeeping contracts", Gohain said.
The
amount allocated and utilised for cleanliness in railways in the financial year
2016-17 is Rs 1080.81 crore and Rs 1008.46 crore respectively. PTI ASG RT
Reference: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/railway-extends-use-of-cctv-cameras-for-monitoring-cleanliness/1/1111239.html
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