Bhubaneswar, October 10: East Coast Railway (ECoR) is continuing its Swachhata Pakhwada 2026 initiatives across its jurisdiction, with a series of cleanliness drives, awareness programmes and passenger outreach activities aimed at promoting a clean, hygienic and sustainable railway environment.

The campaign focuses on maintaining cleanliness across railway premises, ensuring effective waste management, promoting environmental sustainability and encouraging active participation among railway employees and the public.

As part of the drive, mechanised cleaning of office premises was undertaken, along with the removal of trackside waste and legacy waste. Special emphasis was also laid on the proper disposal of electronic waste and old files. To spread awareness about cleanliness and environmental responsibility among younger generations, quiz competitions and drawing and painting competitions for children were organised.

Meanwhile, under the ongoing Swachhata Campaign 6.0, Rail Jan Samvaad (Passenger Outreach Programme) was organised at Rayagada, Balangir, Barpali and Titlagarh railway stations, witnessing enthusiastic participation from passengers.

The initiative provided passengers with an opportunity to interact directly with railway officials and share their experiences, suggestions and feedback on station amenities, train cleanliness and service delivery. The interactions are expected to help identify areas requiring improvement and facilitate better passenger services.

Through these sustained efforts, East Coast Railway has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining clean railway premises, improving passenger amenities, strengthening environmental responsibility and delivering more responsive services to passengers.