Railways pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in a unique manner

Indian Railways' Central Railway zone paid ir tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in a unique way for occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. y plan to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by painting diesel locomotives with Mahatma Gandhi's picture on backdrop of national tricolour. Indian Railways has also planned to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti as 'Community Day.'

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A total of 15 diesel locomotives that have been painted are presently running on Mumbai-Pune and Mumbai-Konkan route. Central Railway zone h started working on se diesel locomotives about 2 months ago. In dition to this, one more locomotive has been decorated and attached to a train from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus as a mark of respect to Mahatma Gandhi. Apart from se locomotives, railways have also organised or ways to commemorate 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi.

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'Community Day'

Indian Railways has also planned to mark Gandhi Jayanti as ‘Community Day’ under which Railway officials and stakeholders will participate in ‘shramdaan’ (Voluntary labour). Railway Board has also proposed to set up 150 small nurseries on Railway land jacent to railway tracks in metro cities. A special exhibition has been organised at National Rail Museum for a week on journey 'From Mohan Das to Mahatma' all events connected to railways.

According to reports, earlier last month, Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angi has vised Indian Railways to have as many as 150 railway stations with green certifications to mark 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi. As of w, re are only 12 green-certified railway stations in India.

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(with PTI inputs)