DIMAPUR, JUNE 21 (MExN): Railway Protection Force (RPF), Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), in its endeavour to free its station premises from illegal hawking activities conducted drives across the NF Rly against illegal/unauthorized hawkers/vendors, smokers and litterers despite severe pressures from several corners including political parties.
During the last two months, series of drives were conducted over the five divisions of NFR, thereby recovering an amount of Rs 10.54 lakhs as fine. 4661 persons were prosecuted in this connection under relevant sections of The Railways Act, 1989, a press release issued by IG, RPF, NF Railway informed.
During the month of April & May, Rs 3.20 lakhs were collected as fine from illegal/unauthorized hawkers/vendors and 1077 persons were prosecuted. Apart from this, Rs 1.74 lakhs & Rs 5.59 lakhs were collected as fine from persons smoking and littering respectively at station premises. In this connection 926 smokers and 2658 persons littering were prosecuted.
It stated that a total of 75 major railway stations across NF Railway have been freed from illegal /unauthorized hawkers/vendors. These efforts will be sustained by RPF to keep the major railway stations free and to ensure better quality food to the passengers besides improving the public sanitation at the railway stations tremendously as a part of Swach Bharat Abhiyan, the press release added.
