A new survey by the Indian Railways has found Visakhaptnam (Andhra Pradesh) railway station to be the cleanest in the country, followed by Secunderabad (Telangana) among the 75 busiest stations.
The survey, conducted by the Quality Council of India, ranked the Jammu railway station at the third spot, while the New Delhi station was ranked at 39.
The Darbhanga railway station in Bihar was found to be the dirtiest among the busiest stations.
Clean toilets at platforms, clean tracks and dustbins at stations were some of the criteria for judging railway stations for cleanliness.
This was the third survey on cleanliness done by the railways to keep a tab on rail premises as part of its 'Swachh Rail' campaign.
We want all stations to be clean. There are many stations which have improved their cleanliness ranking from last time.Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister
The survey was carried out for a total of 407 stations, out of which 75 are in the A-1 category or busiest stations, and 332 are in the A category.
The railways will now carry out a survey of 200 trains on cleanliness.
(With inputs from PTI)
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