Prayagraj, 17 Sept (HS): The 'Swachhata Hi Seva

Pakhwada-2026' (SHS-2026) was officially launched today at the North Central

Railway (NCR) Headquarters premises, with a grand Curtain Raiser / Launch

Programme. The fortnight-long campaign, scheduled from September 17 to October

2, 2026, was inaugurated by General Manager Naresh Pal Singh. All Principal

Heads of Departments, senior officers,

and staff members of NCR were present on the occasion.

Addressing the gathering, General Manager Naresh Pal Singh

drew inspiration from Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of turning

cleanliness into a mass movement. Emphasizing the theme Swachhata Mein

Sahbhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat, he stated that cleanliness should

not be viewed merely as a campaign, but must be adopted as a daily work culture

and personal habit. He called upon everyone to maintain cleanliness across

railway premises, stations, and public places, while promoting waste

segregation and institutional respect for Safai Mitras.

During the event, Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer Anil

Kumar Dwivedi briefed the attendees on the key focus areas and activities

planned during the SHS fortnight. He said special emphasis will be given to

five core pillars and various community-driven activities.

Five Core Pillars: Cleaning and transformation of

Cleanliness Target Units (CTUs) & public places, Swachh Pathshala and youth

participation, security, service & felicitation camps for Safai Mitras,

public participation and Swachhata Se Samriddhi.

Key Activities: Massive tree plantation drives, One

Day, One Hour, Together voluntary labor (Shramdaan), Waste-to-Art

initiative, Cleanliness Pledge (Swachhata Shapath), zero-waste promotion in

sports events, health check-ups for sanitation workers, and cleanliness drives

at tourist and heritage sites.

To promote widespread awareness and active involvement, a

Signature Campaign and a Selfie Campaign were also organized in the leadership

of GM/NCR at the venue. All officers and employees participated

enthusiastically, reaffirming their commitment to creating a clean and healthy

railway environment. North Central Railway remains committed to giving full

visibility and momentum to the SHS-2026 campaign across all its divisions,

workshops, units, and offices, striving towards the collective goal of

Clean Railway, Healthy Passenger, Clean Environment.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi