Vote for BJP in urban local bodies" poll for "triple engine" govt in UP: Adityanath

UP: Man booked for attempting to rape 5-year-old girl

Congress to mark 100 days of Bharat Jodo Yatra with concert in Jaipur

BJYM, Hindu outfits put off planned protest march at AMU

Karachi battles gas crisis; residents face unannounced load shedding, 2-hr gas supply in a day

Elderly man in judicial custody dies during treatment in UP hospital

Himachal Pradesh skittle Haryana for 46, take 200-run lead on Day 1

Pak court grants protective bail to PM Shehbaz"s son Suleman in money laundering case

British Library celebrates India ties with exhibition on Hampi

Nine policemen suspended after suspect dies in police custody in UP

Gangster"s property attached in UP"s Pratapgarh district

Maoists torch construction company vehicles in Jharkhand’s Chatra district

Sino-India border situation "generally stable": China on Yangtse clash

Babar Azam not taking advice from seniors, claims Shahid Afridi

Qlite Global launches their exclusive Grand Experience Centre

"Disillusioned with central leadership": Sikkim BJP president says he has resigned

2001 attack anniversary: Ready to guard new Parliament if directed, say CRPF heroes

Class 2 student dies after scuffle with fellow students in UP

Three killed in accident in UP"s Lakhimpur KheriLakhimpur Kheri (UP), Dec 13 (PTI) Three motorcycle borne youths were killed and "

Abandoned girl child from Assam adopted by Spanish professor

Home >> Lucknow

Railways create Whatsapp group to monitor cleanliness at stations and on-board

| Tuesday | 27th June, 2017

LUCKNOW: Whatsapp comes handy for railways in keeping its trains and stations clean. Having created a Whatsapp group has helped. Number of complaints have reduced," said divisional railway manager (DRM), NR, Lucknow, Satish Kumar.The train's pantry, toilets, coaches and passages are monitored through the group. The photos of train's compartments and other parts are clicked and uploaded on the group everyday. We were not able to do away with all of them during our routine maintenance of the train.

LUCKNOW: Whatsapp comes handy for railways in keeping its trains and stations clean. Lucknow division of Northern Railway (NR) has taken to Whatsapp like never before to act against poor cleanliness profile of its railway stations.With at least 25 Whatsapp groups in existence to monitor the level of cleanliness at 25-odd stations, the division has also created an exclusive group for its train with maximum complaint, Delhi-Pratapgarh via Lucknow Padmavat express."Train has old coaches and there were many complaints about the train. We were not able to do away with all of them during our routine maintenance of the train. Having created a Whatsapp group has helped. Number of complaints have reduced," said divisional railway manager (DRM), NR, Lucknow, Satish Kumar.The train's pantry, toilets, coaches and passages are monitored through the group. The photos of train's compartments and other parts are clicked and uploaded on the group everyday. Photos are scanned by senior officers of the division including DRM."In case of any laxity, the explanation is sought instantly," said the official. Given the group, train's AC has started functioning properly and now sleeper coaches are next on the target.Apart from this, separate Whatsapp groups have been created for all railway stations on Lucknow-Kanpur route and a group each for Varanasi, Barabanki, Rae-bareli, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Bhadohi, Janghai and other stations.Officers from Engineering, commercial, operations and other departments are on the group. If it is an overflowing or choked drain it is looked after by engineering department whereas ticket checking drive is being conducted by commercial deparment if the need be.Northern Railways' Charbagh station was put on 57th position in cleanliness rankings in May based on the cleanliness survey done at 75 A-1 category stations by Indian Railways under 'Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat' campaign.Choked toilets and overflowing sewage were responsible for the poor show. "We had created the groups before the survey," said the DRM.

If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

₹ 10 - ₹ 1000

NYOOOZ FRIEND

₹ 2000 - ₹ 5000

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.

Stay updated with all the Lucknow Latest News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.