Indian Railways' junk is turning into gold, Railways earned Rs 66 lakh in 13 days; Special campaign will run till 30 October

The Railway Ministry, in an official statement on Sunday, said it has generated revenue of over Rs 66 lakh by selling scrap in the first 13 days of its special cleanliness campaign 3.0.

This official statement said that after selling the scrap, the ministry also freed up 3,97,619 square feet of space, which can now be used for some other purpose. Special cleanliness campaign 3.0 started on October 1 and will continue till October 31.

According to the statement, the Railways' zonal headquarters, divisional offices, production units, research design and standards organizations, training institutes, and more than 7,000 stations are being covered under the campaign. Railways has set a target of conducting 10,722 cleanliness drives by October 31. Under this campaign, special attention will be given to getting rid of junk in offices and workplaces and a target has been set to free up 3,18,504 square feet of space.