According to the Nagpur Division, the Railway Authority has collected over Rs 1.50 lakhs from the litterbugs on the Western Railway and Nagpur stations within five months.
According to the Nagpur Division, the Railway Authority has collected over Rs 1.50 lakhs from the litterbugs on the Western Railway and Nagpur stations within five months. However, after the Indian Railway started the cleanliness drive under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign, the number of litterbugs have reduced.
Iamin.in had file an RTI in January, regarding the number of offenders detected and the amount of money collected from them on the Western Railway stations between October to December 2014. The Nagpur Division, in response to the RTI, responded that in the month between October to December, the authority collected Rs 65,290 and fined 257 commuters on the Western Railway (WR) and Nagpur Railway Station. The number of offenders fined before the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign were more. In the month of August and September, the authority collected Rs 88,500 and fined 830 commuters on the Western Railway and Nagpur Railway Station.
According to the RTI reply given by BL Kori, Assistant Public Information Officer, on WR, the authority fined 12 commuters and collected Rs 3,500 from October to December 2014. They had fined 124 commuters and collected Rs 12,400 between August and September 2014. However, in Nagpur, the authority fined 245 commuters and collected Rs 61, 790 between October to December 2014. While, they fined 706 commuters and collected Rs 76,100 between August and September 2014.
AH Sheikh, Station Master on Santacruz station, says, "There is a team which includes the station masters and the ticket checkers who keep an eye on the litterbugs and fine them. The number of litterbugs have been reduced these days. Earlier, we fined four to six commuters daily. But, the number has been reduced now."
According to the commuters, the passengers still litter the railway stations. Harsh Chheda, 22, daily commuter, said, "The railway stations are regularly cleaned but they still look dirty. Even now, the passengers litter on the station. The authority should install more dustbins on the foot over bridges and platforms."
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