This is a response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2948, to be answered on 17.12.2025, regarding the cleanliness of the railway track from Sai Nagar (Shirdi) to Puntamba Railway Station. The questions posed by Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure ask if the Government has taken steps to clear vegetation on both sides of the track, and if any requests have been received from public representatives regarding this. The response, delivered by the Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, indicates that regular trimming of trees and clearance of vegetation is carried out on the Puntamba - Sai Nagar (Shirdi) section to ensure visibility and safe train operations. These activities are performed prior to the monsoon based on detailed surveys conducted by multi-disciplinary teams, and special drives and general awareness campaigns are launched periodically. The administration regularly picks up rags and removes garbage at identified locations. The Ministry receives representations, feedbacks, and complaints from various sources, and examines them and takes action as found feasible and justified. A centralized compendium for the same is not maintained.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Railways: The ministry responsible for addressing the cleanliness of railway tracks, as indicated by the Lok Sabha question.
Lok Sabha: The house of the Parliament where the question regarding railway track cleanliness was raised.
Puntamba - Sai Nagar (Shirdi): Specific railway track section targeted for cleanliness and maintenance concerns.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2948
TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025
CLEANLINESS OF TRACK FROM SAI NAGAR (SHIRDI) TO
PUNTAMBA RAILWAY STATION
†2948. SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE.
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to
clear thorny bushes and trees grown in large numbers on both sides of
the railway track from the well-known Sai Nagar (Shirdi) Railway Station
to Puntamba Railway Station to ensure cleanliness and maintenance of
this railway track and if so, the details thereof; and
(b) whether the Government has received any requests from public
representatives in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the
progress made so far?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) & (b) On Puntamba - Sai Nagar (Shirdi), regular trimming of trees and
clearance of vegetation on either side of the tracks is carried out to
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ensure adequate visibility for safe operations of trains. These activities
are undertaken prior to the monsoon based on detailed surveys conducted
by multi-disciplinary teams. Special drives and general awareness
campaigns etc. are also launched from time to time to maintain
cleanliness all along the track. Picking of rags/ removal of garbage is
regularly undertaken by the administration at identified locations.
Representations/ Feedbacks/ Complaints in this regard are received from
public representatives, rail users, organizations etc., at various levels.
Receipt of such representations/ feedbacks/ complaints is a continuous
and dynamic process and these are examined and action as found feasible
and justified is taken from time to time and centralized compendium for
the same is not maintained.
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