HYDERABAD: In a major anti-littering drive conducted by South Central Railway (SCR) as part of the Centre’s ‘Swacchata Hi Sewa’ mission, nearly 850 railway commuters have been booked so far for dirtying train compartments and station premises.Railway officials said that the anti-littering drive, which was undertaken on 25 trains across 250 stations, including Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Kacheguda, Vijayawada and Tirupati, from September 18 to 21, have turned the spotlight on the lack of awareness among passengers to maintain cleanliness and hygiene at public places.Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials have been vigilant in catching those littering trains and stations. The railways have collected fines to the tune of Rs 2 lakh in the few days of the drive that also saw participation from various voluntary organisations in the state. Officials constituted various teams to conduct 94 special inspections on different trains under the zone.According to sources, the railway authorities have installed around 2,550 additional dustbins at the stations where the drive was carried out. “The anti-littering drive has been an attempt to sensitise passengers who refuse to mend ways and litter the railway premises. We have conducted around 10,590 interactions with passengers in a bid to change their attitude. Besides, we teamed with the members of various NGOs to holdcampaigns on cleanliness in railway premises and trains,” said a railway official.

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