“Swachh Neer & Aahaar” campaign conducted across Vijayawada Division

 SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY – VIJAYAWADA DIVISION

PR No. 107                :27th September, (prajaamaravathi);

“Swachh Neer & Aahaar” campaign conducted across Vijayawada Division

South Central Railway, Vijayawada Division, as part of Swachhata Pakwara-2022, fortnight Cleanliness Campaign, extensively conducted Swachh Neer & Aahaar (CleanFood & Water) programmes across Vijayawada Division.

In the past three days, officials and staff have conducted Pantry Car checks on multiple trains running through the Division. Vendors were counseled to avoid use of single use plastic, use safety gear and maintain personal hygiene while serving the Rail Passengers. During the pantry car check, officials inspected the Licensee’s permits, expiry date of the food articles being sold, quality and quantity of the food served to the Passengers. Commercial Department officials inspected the base kitchens at Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Nellore, Ongole and Eluru. They also checked for the quantity of food served by testing them on electronic weigh machines. 

As part of Swachh Aahaar, at Vijayawada, Shri Ram Chandra Sahoo, Sr.DEnHM, Vijayawada and team conducted awareness rally and distributed pamphlets to passengers. Shri Sahoo also inspected the base kitchens and inspected handling and disposal of Kitchen waste with provision of Dry & Wet dustbins. The food samples collected during the check were sent for quality analysis by the EnHM team at Vijayawada.

As part of Swachh Neer today all the water coolers and tanks across the division were cleaned and chlorinated thoroughly.Officials conductedIntensive inspection of all Water installations including filter plants, for pre and post filtration quality of water, source of water supply. All the Water vending Machines stalls were inspected by the officials and quality of water was tested through TDS meters. Staff counseled the water vendors regarding personal hygiene and educated them on ideal range of total dissolved solutes of drinking water. 

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Ram Chandra Sahoo, Sr.DEnHM, Vijayawada Division said that during the current Swachhata Pakhwada-2022, intensive cleaning drives and awareness campaigns were conducted across the Division. Sr.DEnHM said that feedback from passengers are being regularly obtained and short comings are being rectified through daily monitoring. He said that as part of Swachhata Pakhwada campaign, cleanliness dialogue, clean premises, clean offices and massive plantation drives were undertaken which led to improved results. Sr.DEnHM also stressed on the implementation of Single use plastic ban in  true letter and spirit across the Division to tackle the plastic menace. 

Various Branch Officers, Inspectors and staff were nominated across the major stations of the Division during this fortnight Cleanliness campaign.