Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Mumbai Central Division Expands Swachhata Hi Seva Cleanliness Campaign
Mumbai Central Division held a large cleaning campaign from 21 to 24 September 2026.
Railway workers, passengers, civic groups and volunteers took part.
They cleaned stations, train-care areas, hospitals and railway neighborhoods.
More than 10 tonnes of different kinds of waste were collected.
Workers also cleaned trains and removed a waste pile in Surat.
People learned about sorting rubbish and making compost at home.
A door-to-door campaign visited 158 homes.
Sanitation workers received health check-ups.
The campaign encouraged everyone to keep railway areas clean and reduce plastic use.
Mumbai Central Division conducted four days of cleanliness activities from 21 to 24 September 2026.
The campaign collected more than 10 tonnes of segregated waste, including wet, dry, special-care and sanitary waste.
About 200 kilograms of waste was removed from a Cleanliness Target Unit at Coach Care Centre, Surat.
Community initiatives included a door-to-door drive covering 158 households and waste-management sessions for 140 participants.
Health check-ups were held for sanitation workers, while officials and participants took a Swachhata Pledge.
- Who
- Mumbai Central Division of Western Railway, railway employees, civic authorities, voluntary organizations, passengers and sanitation workers.
- What
- A four-day Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign involving cleaning, waste management, public awareness and sanitation-worker welfare activities.
- When
- 21 to 24 September 2026.
- Where
- Across Western Railway’s Mumbai Central Division, including stations, coaching depots, carsheds, hospitals, residential colonies and Coach Care Centre, Surat.
- Why
- To promote cleaner railway premises, waste segregation, circular waste management, reduced single-use plastic use and public participation.
- Campaign
- Swachhata Hi Seva 2026
- Campaign period
- 21–24 September 2026
- Waste collected
- More than 10 tonnes of segregated waste
- Waste breakdown
- 6,300 kg wet waste, 3,700 kg dry waste, 83 kg special-care waste and 47 kg sanitary waste
- Door-to-door outreach
- 158 households
- Home composting outreach
- 140 participants
- Sanitation-worker support
- Health check-up camps at Virar and Dadar