Entertainment » OtherPosted at: Jun 9 2015 8:49PM Konkan Railway observes Railyatri Upbhokta PakhwadaPanaji, Jun 9 (UNI) The Konkan Railway undertook various activities over the entire stretch of its route during the Railyatri Upbhokta Pakhwada observed from May 26 till today. In a release here, KR's senior public manager B G Ghatge said senior officers of Konkan Railway were nominated as in-charges for each station for observing the Pakhwada. Two hundred brooms made from organic product and manufactured by the Self-Help Group were purchased and distributed to the stations to carry out the cleanliness activities. In order to motivate the staff and colony residents cash prizes were announced under different categories. To adjudge the awards, three committees, comprising eminent rail users from the society, were nominated for Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, he said. During the Pakhwada, competitions were organised for Konkan Railway employees' children for making artefact from Waste material which received a overwhelming response. During this, talks were also organised for spreading awareness of ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyan’. Mr Ghatge said Konkan Railway had started distribution of garbage bags in coaches of Konkan Kanya Express and Mandovi Express trains for collection of the garbage as a pilot project. Passengers were requested to put the garbage in the garbage bags supplied and those bags were later collected by the cleaning staff on the train. This helped a lot in keeping train, coaches and track neat and clean, he added UNI AKM SS RJ AS2049Tags: #Konkan Railway observes Railyatri Upbhokta Pakhwada