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Mumbai: 1.66 lakh Cubic Metres Of Garbage Cleared From Central Railways Network In A Year

To keep the city’s track clean, Central Railway runs Swachhta Rath to collect and clean the muck and garbage on the tracks between CSMT to Kalyan on the Main line and CSMT to Mankhurd on the Harbour line.

Mumbai: 1.66 lakh Cubic Metres Of Garbage Cleared From Central Railways Network In A Year
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Central Railways Mumbai Suburban network is one of the largest suburban rail networks in the world, serving commuters of four Suburban corridors and a network of 336 Route km. In order to keep the city’s track clean, Central Railway runs Swachhta Rath to collect and clean the muck and garbage on the tracks between CSMT to Kalyan on the Main line and CSMT to Mankhurd on the Harbour line.

During the year 2021-22, 1.66 lakh cubic metres of garbage were cleared from the tracks in the suburban section. A significant portion of this muck has been cleared taking the advantage of the Sunday Mega maintenance block operated on Mumbai Suburban sections.

The muck and garbage are dumped along the tracks which deface the tracks but also clogs the drainages crossing under them, leading to water-logging on tracks during monsoon. These muck specials used to operate only during midnight. The muck and garbage cleaned are packed in gunny bags which were then loaded onto the Swachhta Rath specials train.

On the Suburban section of Central Railway, five Swachhta Rath work. In addition to this, one Poclain mounted on DBKM and 6 JCB machines are also operated to remove the muck on the tracks.

Predominantly, the Swachhta Rath was used where the hutments situated between CSMT – Kalyan at Parsik Tunnel on both sides ends, Dombivli Station CSMT end on Slow local line side, Vikhroli, between Matunga – Sion at Dhobi ghat, Dharavi and the stretch between CSMT – Masjid – Sandhurst Road.

On the Harbour line between CSMT to Mankhurd is Ravli junction between Wadala and King’s Circle, Mahim, between Chembur and Mankhurd, between Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar and Ravli section.

While Railways appeal to the public not to pollute or throw waste onto the tracks, the operation of Swachhta Rath trains to clean that garbage exemplifies, Central Railway’s continuous endeavour to provide a cleaner environment.

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