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Solapur Division Marks Swachh Bharat Diwas With Cleanliness Activities
Solapur Division held activities for Swachh Bharat Diwas on October 2, 2026.
Railway workers, their families and Safai Mitras took a pledge to help keep railway places clean.
A march carried the message “Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat” to Solapur Railway Station.
Civil Defence and Railway Protection Force teams joined the march.
About 70 young trees were planted at Rail Van Vihar.
Bank of Baroda’s regional branch in Solapur helped with the planting.
Railway staff and Jai Hind Food Bank also cleaned an area near the station’s Model Toilets.
The activities encouraged people to work together for cleaner, greener and more hygienic railway premises.
Solapur Division observed Swachh Bharat Diwas 2026 on October 2 through activities across locations including Latur, Kalaburagi, Kurduvadi, Pandharpur, Wadi and Hotgi.
Railway staff, families and Safai Mitras took a cleanliness pledge at locations across the division.
A “Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat” march went from the DRM Office to Solapur Railway Station via the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
About 70 saplings were planted at Rail Van Vihar near Sambhaji Talav with Bank of Baroda’s regional branch in Solapur.
Railway staff and Jai Hind Food Bank volunteers held a cleanliness drive near the station’s Model Toilets.
- Who
- Solapur Division of Central Railway, with railway personnel, families, Safai Mitras and other participants.
- What
- Swachh Bharat Diwas activities included a pledge, march, tree planting and a station cleanliness drive.
- Where
- Across Solapur Division, including Solapur Railway Station and Rail Van Vihar near Sambhaji Talav.
- When
- October 2, 2026.
- Why
- To promote cleanliness, public participation and greener, more hygienic railway premises.
Key facts
- Observance
- Swachh Bharat Diwas 2026
- Date
- October 2, 2026
- March route
- DRM Office to Solapur Railway Station, via the statue of Mahatma Gandhi
- Planting site
- Rail Van Vihar near Sambhaji Talav
- Saplings planted
- Approximately 70
- Planting partner
- Bank of Baroda, Regional Branch, Solapur
- Cleanliness drive partner
- Jai Hind Food Bank
Sources
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