The Indian Railways, in the last few years has been trying to overhaul itself and provide a smooth and comfortable travelling experience to its passengers. From running high speed trains like Vande Bharat, to electrification of routes to improving infrastructure at railway platforms, a lot has improved. However, cleanliness inside trains is still lacking behind. A video showcasing a housekeeping staff member of the Indian Railways dumping trash onto the railway tracks from a moving train has gone viral online.
In the video shared on X, formerly Twitter by a user named Saurabh, one can see a railway employee collect all the garbage like wrappers and plastic bottles at the gate of a coach and throw it onto the railway track of the moving train.
''Swach Bharat Abhiyan ft Indian Railways!! The regular scene in almost 99% of the trains running in IR, Not sure about protocols but this is the failure of the system, Thousands of tonnes of waste are dumped daily on tracks, Who should be held accountable for this?''.
Swach Bharat Abhiyan ft Indian Railways!!
Regular scene in almost 99% of the trains running in IR, Not sure about protocols but this is failure of system, Thousands of tonnes of waste dumped daily on tracks,
Who should be held accountable for this? @RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva pic.twitter.com/658fYiniZn
— Saurabh • A Railfan 🇮🇳 (@trains_of_india) September 10, 2023
The video after being shared went viral with several of them expressing dismay over the irresponsible behaviour of the cleaning staff.
The Indian Railways immediately responded to the tweet by asking the train number and date of this incident for taking action against the guilty.
Pl specify train number & date of this. Will initiate action.
— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) September 11, 2023
"This is correct.This happens in all trains .I have experienced it in Udyaan Express in January," commented one user on the post.
This is correct.This happens in all trains .I have experienced it in Udyaan Express in January.
— BLUE PILGRIM Vinod S Nair 🇮🇳 (@nairnrc) September 11, 2023
There was an INCIDENT where waste disposed from a running train smashed onto a passing one on the other track.
There was an INCIDENT where waste disposed from a running train smashed onto a passing one on the other track.
— Jerin G (@0832_Jay) September 11, 2023
"Think of the people who might be on the ground. This practice also spoils the exterior of the train," wrote a third.
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