The railway station at Beas has been declared to be the cleanest in India. It is followed by the likes of Khammam and Vishakhapatnam. These results were declared following a survey by Indian Railways that took into account 407 stations across India. This included 75 busiest stations in India that were ranked in A-1 category and 332 stations that are part of category A. In overall rankings, the stations at Jogbani, Madhubani, and Sagauli are said to be the dirtiest stations in India. Incidentally all of them are located in Bihar. The stations at Ambala and Bhopal are also among the dirtiest in India. As far as the busiest and biggest railway stations in India are concerned, the one at Vishakhapatnam sits right there at the top and is followed by Jammu and Secunderabad.
Who did the survey?
The survey was done by Quality Council of India (QCI) on behalf of Railways. As far as the A1 stations are concerned, Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is the cleanest. The next two in this category are Secunderabad in Telangana and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir. In the category A Beas in Punjab is the cleanest station followed by Khammam in Telangana and Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. This report named Station Cleanliness Report was brought out by Suresh Prabhu, the Union Railways Minister. According to him the survey was done on the basis of the following:
- cleanliness in parking
- cleanliness in main entry area
- cleanliness in main platform
- cleanliness in waiting room
- direct observation done by QCI accessors regarding cleanliness in these areas
- feedback from passengers
- clean toilets
- clean tracks
- clean dustbins
