Rajasthan rail stations among cleanest

Seven railway stations in Rajasthan topped the charts in a cleanliness survey ranking in the top 10 category.

The railways issued a list of 720 railway stations out of which Jaipur stood on top, while Jodhpur was declared second and Jaipur’s sub-station Gandhinagar was declared third.

In last year’s ranking, Jodhpur was first while Jaipur was second in the list.

Other state railway stations which ranked among the top 10 are Durgapura, Suratgarh, Udaipur and Ajmer.

While Jaipur attained 931.75 marks, Jodhpur received 927.19 marks.

Since 2016, the Railways have been conducting the third party audit and cleanliness ranking of 407 major stations annually. This year, 720 stations were included in the survey and suburban stations were also included, for the first time.