Cleanliness drive by Railways - collects Rs 58 lakhs in fine from Delhi Railway station

Indian Railways has launched a cleanliness drive and, as a result of that, the New Delhi station has collected Rs 58 lakhs in fine from people who were caught littering the station or committing nuisance like urinating on the walls.
This has been reported in m.dailyhunt.in/news dated 29 December 2015.

This is due to the zealous drive of the Indian Railways to curtail littering at the railway stations across the country. In order to check this, the authorities have been imposing hefty fine and penalty on those who leave behind waste either on platform or tracks.
The collection in Delhi alone was about Rs 58 lakh as penalty. The Delhi division of Northern Railway collected this amount in fines for littering at 5 major stations - Delhi Main, New Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Anand Vihar and Ghaziabad. Those found spitting or urinating in public also face the heat with fines ranging from between Rs 200-500. Earlier, in June this year, Northern Railways had collected Rs 2.3 lakh as fines at New Delhi railway station.
Moreover, 50 people were prosecuted for not paying fines and were put before a magistrate, where they eventually paid the penalty.
RPF personnel are assisting the railway staff in imposing penalty on delinquent people.

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