Program

Background

It came to the knowledge of this Authority that the track of Kalka-Shimla railway line has become littered with garbage. This heritage railway line runs through forest. With a view to preserve the rich heritage and to protect and improve the natural environment surrounding the track, HP State Legal Services Authority is going to organize an Awareness drive to Protect, Conserve & Clean the Kalka-Shimla Railway Track on 12th May, 2018, under innovative and able guidance of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Acting Chief Justice and Executive Chairman, HP State Legal Services Authority, to clean the Kalka-Shimla railway track by associating the District Administration, Department of Tourism, Forest Department, Health Department, Pollution Control Board, Department of Industries, Information and Public Relation Department, Urban Development, NIC, Panchayats, Higher & Elementary Education Department, Northern Ra i lways , Self Help Groups, Mahila Mandals, Yuvak Mandals, NGOs , School/College/University Students, Municipal Corporation, Bar Associations and PLVs etc.

Objectives

A Community awakening walk on 96 KM UNESCO world heritage site, Shimla-Kalka Railway Track will be launched on 12th May, 2018 with the following objectives:

  • To sensitize and spread awareness among people about the Kalka Shimla Railway.
  • To clean the Kalka-Shimla Railway track.
  • To preserve the natural environment surrounding the Kalka-Shimla Railway track.
  • To coordinate with rural and the urban local bodies in order to design, execute and operate all systems related to cleanliness of Kalka-Shimla Railway track.
  • Beautification and plantation alongside railway track.
  • Preventing soil erosion and contamination and drying up of water sources.
  • To coordinate with industries to come forward under Corporate Social Responsibility for this cause.
  • To solicit and promote long standing community support for this endeavour.

The Campaign Design

Participants & Associates

  • 30+ Schools
  • 5 Colleges
  • 6 Universities
  • 30+ Panchayats
  • Railways
  • Pollution Control Board
  • Health & Family Welfare
  • Police
  • HRTC
  • Forest Depratment
  • Information & Public Relations
  • Municipal Corporation/Council
  • Department of Industries
  • Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
  • Bar Associations
  • NGOs/Civil Society/SHGs
  • Himachal Tourism

Kalka - Shimla Railway Track

Total Sections - 43

Team at Each Section

  • Mate, Key Men & Track Men, Railways
  • 100+ Students
  • 10+ Advocates
  • 50+ Public Respresentatives
  • 20+ NGOs/Civil Society Members
  • 10 Para-legal Volunteers
  • 10 Retainer Lawyers
  • 2 Health Workers with First Aid Kit
  • 2 Forest Workers/Guards
  • 10 Civil Defense Force Members
  • 1 Ambulance with Medical Staff
  • Bus(es) to ferry Participants
  • 1 Pollution Control Board Official
  • 50 + Participants from Industries (Near by Industrial Areas)
  • Participants from other departments

Alert Squad in Each Section

  • Railways Official
  • School Teacher
  • Civil Society Member
  • Para-legal Volunteer
  • Police Official
  • Public Representative

Sketch Maps of Kalka Shimla Railway


Sketch Map

Route Map

Action Plan

Action Plan for District Solan for Awareness for Protection, Conservation & Cleanliness of Kalka-Shimla Railway Track

Kalka Shimla railway is a 2 ft 2 inch (762 mm) narrow gauge railway in North India which traverses a mostly mountainous route from Kalka to Shimla. It is known for dramatic view of the hills and surrounding villages. The railway was built in 1898 to connect Shimla, the summer capital of India during the British Raj, with the rest of the Indian rail system. Shimla is now the capital of Himachal Pradesh and Kalka is a town in the Panchkula district of Haryana. The route winds from Taksal to Kaithlighat in District Solan which is about 67 km covering some urban area, 3 Development Blocks of the district named as Dharampur, Solan and Kandaghat, 16 Nos. of Gram Panchayats and 12 Govt. Sen. Secondary Schools.

Track of 67 km falling in District Solan is divided into 32 sections of around 2 km each. On each section, team consisting of various stakeholders i.e. students of schools, ITI, poly tech, law colleges, universities, PRI representatives, NGOs, Mahila Mandals, Yuvak Mandals, clubs, MC, transport unions, Industries etc. Have been deployed for the cleanliness of the track (detail enclosed). About 1710 persons/ students are being involved for the cleanliness of the track. The detail of the which is as under:-

Sr. No. Name of Participating institutions No of persons involved
1 Gram Panchayats 620
2 Govt. Sen. Secondary Schools 365
3 Industries 300
4 ITIs 135
5 Bahara University 60
6 J.P. University 20
7 Poly Tech Kandaghat 75
8 M.C. Solan 40
9 M.C. Parwanoo 50
10 NGOs/ Club 25
11 Transport Union 20
Grand Total 1710

Action Plan regarding Awareness for Protection, Conservation and Cleanliness of Kalka Shimla Railway Track on 12.5.2018

District In-charge:- Sh. Bhupesh Sharma, Chairman (District Judge), DLSA, Solan (Ph. 94184-99600)

District Convener:- Sh. Pawanjit Singh, ADJ-I, Solan (Ph. 94592-00900)

District Co-ordinator:- Sh. Mohit Bansal, Secretary (ACJM), DLSA, Solan (Ph. 98053-68886)

Nodal Officers:-

Team No. Name of Official Designation Department Contact No.
1 Shri Sanjeev Dhiman SDM, Kandaghat District Administration 9418054000
2 Dr. Shiv Kumar Addl. SP Police Department 9418175222
3 Shri Khem Chand Senior Section Engineer Engineer Northern Railways 9805039234
4 Dr. VK Goyal Medical Officer Health & Family Welfare 8350800800
5 Shri Vipender Kalta incipal, Govt. Boys Sr.Sec School, Solan irectorate of Higher Education 7018793303
6 Ms. Alpa Malik NCC Officer, Govt. Girls Sr.Sec School, Solan Directorate of Higher Education 9418455163
7 Shri Bhanu Gupta Project Officer Panchayati Raj & Rural Development 9418450501
8 Shri Satish Singh Naib-Subedaar Territorial Army

Detail of Segment In-charges

Team No. Place where team to be deputed Team to head towards Remarks
1 Nallah(3 Km) Towards Taksaal Sh. Sudhir Sharma,
E.O. MC, Parwanoo
2 Taksaal(5.69Km) Towards Nallah Sh. Surinder Jaiswal,
AC Protocol, Parwanoo
Ph. 94180-11118
3 Guman Towards Taksal Sh. Ashok Thakur,
SDO, Electricity, Parwanoo.
Ph. 94184-54161
4 Guman (10.4) Towards Koti Tunnel Sh. R.N.Thakur,
Dy.Director, Agriculture, Solan
Ph. 94187-69369
5 Koti Towards Gumman Sh. Hans Raj Thakur,
SDO, PWD, Parwanoo
Ph. 94590-00919
6 Koti Towards Railway Crossing, Jabli Dr. Jaiwanti Thakur,
BDO, Dharampur.
Ph. 82196-70057
7 Railway Crossing, Jabli Towards Koti Smt. Meena Aggarwal,
Pricipal, GSSS, Jabli
Ph. 94188-94333
8 Railway crossing, Jabli Towards Sanwara uptill Namsakar Hotel Sh. Pawan Kumar,
CDPO, Dharampur
Ph. 98160-32650
9 Namaskar Hotel, Sanwara Towards Dharampur uptill Sanwara Sh. Desh Raj,
JE, BDO office, Dharampur
Ph. 94183-72297
10 Sanwara Towards Dharampur Sh. Manoj Kumar,
Block Engineer, Dharampur
Ph. 98166-65551
11 Dharmpur Towards Sanwara Sh. Yajuvinder Singh,
ACJM, Kasauli
Ph. 94184-84111
12 Dharampur Towards Kumarhatti Smt. Praneeta Thakur,
Principal, GSSS, Dharampur
Ph. 94180-03550
13 Kumarhatti Towards Dharampur Sh. Vijay Kumar Thakur,
Senior Veterinary Officer, Dharampur
Ph. 94184-51065
14 Kumarhatti Towards Solan (Uptill Kalol) Sh. Gaurav Kumar,
Mobile Traffic Magistrate, Solan
Ph. 97362-03643
15 Uday Vihar Rabon Towards Barog Dr. Priyanka Chandra,
BDO, Solan
Ph. 70188-03538
16 Uday Vihar Rabon Towards Solan Sh. Jaswant Singh,
ADJ-II, Solan
Ph. 98160-18002
17 Dhohridiwal Towards Railway Station Solan Sh. Narender Chauhan,
E.O. MC, Solan
Ph. 94598-78383
18 Solan Railway Station Towards Dhohridiwal Sh. Sachin Raghu,
CJM, Solan
Ph. 94180-13223
19 Solan Railway Station Towards Chambaghat Sh. Shwinder Doger,
Principal, ITI, Solan
Ph. 94181-48480
20 Chambhaghat Towards Railway Station Solan Mrs. Pratibha Negi
, JMIC-I, Solan
Ph. 98162-49803
21 Chambhaghat Towards Railway Station Solan Sh. Vikas Sharma,
ADA Kasauli, Solan
Ph. 94180-20515
22 Brewry Towards Chambaghat Sh. Anuj Bahal,
JMICII, Solan
Ph. 98058-53360
23 Brewry Towards Salogra Sh. Hemant Chaudhary,
Dy.DA, Solan
Ph. 94180-24006
24 Salogra Towards Brewry Smt. Lata Kaushal,
Principal, GSSS, Salogra
Ph. 94180-84919
25 Salogra Towards Red capsicum (uptill Mathia) Sh. Dinesh Gupta,
District Planning Officer, Solan.
Ph. 98821-50235
26 Red Capsicum Towards Salogra (uptill Mathia) Dr. Sushil Negi,
Asst. Director, Animal Husbandry, Solan
Ph. 94187-3334
27 Dedghrat(near nursery) Whole area near the GP Sh. Padam Dev Sharma
, CDPO, Kandaghat
Ph. 94186-09675
28 Kandaghat Towards Dedghrat Ms. Vibhuti Bahuguna,
JMIC, Kandaghat
Ph. 9717952396
29 Kandaghat Towards Kanoh Dr. Chandreshwar Sharma,
Dy. Director, Elementary Education, Solan.
Ph. 94181-33304
30 Dyarighat Towards Kanoh Sh. B.R.Verma,
BDO, Kandaghat.
Ph. 94590-92404
31 Dyarighat Towards Kathleeghat Sh. Pawan Kumar Achal,
ACF, Solan
Ph. 94180-86076
32 Kathleeghat Towards Shimla Sh. B.S.Guleria,
Dy. Director Horticulture, Solan
Ph. 94184-99060
Grand Total = 1710
Team No. Place where team to be deputed Team to head towards Remarks
1 Nallah(3 Km) Towards Taksaal Industries = 70
MC-Parwanoo = 25
NGOs/ Clubs = 15
Total = 110
2 Taksaal(5.69Km) Towards Nallah GSSS Parwanoo= 30
Industries = 100
MC Parwanoo = 25
NGOs/ Clubs = 10
Total = 165
3 Guman Towards Taksal GP Taksal = 20
Industries = 50
Total = 70
4 Guman (10.4) Towards Koti Tunnel GP Taksal = 20
Industries = 30
Total = 50
5 Koti Towards Gumman Industries = 30
Total = 30
6 Koti Towards Railway Crossing, Jabli GP Jabli = 20
Industries = 20
Total = 40
7 Railway Crossing, Jabli Towards Koti GP Jabli = 20
GSSS Jabli = 25
Total = 45
8 Railway crossing, Jabli Towards Sanwara uptill Namsakar Hotel GP Garkhal Kasauli = 20
Total = 20
9 Namaskar Hotel, Sanwara Towards Dharampur uptill Sanwara GP Garkhal Kasauli = 20
Total = 20
10 Sanwara Towards Dharampur GP Anji Matla = 30
Total = 30
11 Dharmpur Towards Sanwara GP Dharampur = 25
GSSS-Dharampur = 25
Total = 50
12 Dharampur Towards Kumarhatti GP Dharampur = 25
GP Rouri = 20
GSSS- Dharampur -15
Total = 60
13 Kumarhatti Towards Dharampur GP Chewa = 40
GSSS-Dagshai = 20
Total = 60
14 Kumarhatti Towards Solan (Uptill Kalol) GP Barog = 40
Transport Union = 20
Total = 60
15 Uday Vihar Rabon Towards Barog GP Anji = 40
GSSS Bhojanji = 20
(Boys) Total = 60
16 Uday Vihar Rabon Towards Solan GP Saproon = 40
MC = 15
GSSS Bhojanji = 20
(Girls) Total = 75
17 Dhohridiwal Towards Railway Station Solan ITI Solan = 30
MC = 10
Total = 40
18 Solan Railway Station Towards Dhohridiwal ITI Solan = 30
MC = 5
Total = 35
19 Solan Railway Station Towards Chambaghat GSSS (Girls) Solan = 30
MC = 10
ITI Solan = 20
Total = 60
20 Chambhaghat Towards Railway Station Solan GSSS (Boys) = 30
ITI Solan = 20
Total = 50
21 Chambhaghat Towards Railway Station Solan GSSS (Boys) = 30
ITI Solan = 20
Total = 50
22 Brewry Towards Chambaghat GSSS-Boys = 30
ITI = 15
Total = 45
23 Brewry Towards Salogra GP Parag = 40
Total = 40
24 Salogra Towards Brewry GP Salogra = 30
GSSS Salogra = 20
(Boys) Total = 50
25 Salogra Towards Red capsicum (uptill Mathia) GP Salogra = 30
GSSS Salogra = 20
(Girls) Total = 50
26 Red Capsicum Towards Salogra (uptill Mathia) GP Mahi = 20
GSSS Salogra = 20
(Boys) Total = 40
27 Dedghrat(near nursery) Whole area near the GP GP Mahi = 20
Poly tech Kandaghat = 30
Total = 50
28 Kandaghat Towards Dedghrat GP Sirinagar = 20
Poly tech Kandaghat = 25
GSSS Kandaghat = 10
Total = 55
29 Kandaghat Towards Kanoh GP Sirinagar = 20
Poly tech Kandaghat = 20
GSSS Kandaghat = 10
Total = 50
30 Dyarighat Towards Kanoh GP Bisha = 20
Bahara University = 20
GSSS-Bisha = 10
Total = 50
31 Dyarighat Towards Kathleeghat GP Bisha = 20
JP University = 20
Bahara University = 10
Total = 50
32 Kathleeghat Towards Shimla GP Basha = 20
Bahara University = 30
Total = 50
Grand Total = 1710

Action Plan regarding Awareness for Protection, Conservation and Cleanliness of Kalka Shimla Railway Track on 12.5.2018

Transport facility to be provided to the participating students
Sr. No. From To No. of students/ persons
1 GSSS Jabli Railway crossing Jabli 25
2 GSSS Dagshai Kumarhatti 20
3 GSSS Bhojanji Uday vihar Rabon 40
4 GSSS Boys (Solan) Chambaghat 60
5 ITI Solan Chambaghat 40
6 GSSS Boys (Solan) Brewry 30
7 ITI Solan Brewry 15
8 GSSS Salogra Red Capsicum 20
9 GSSS Bisha Dyarighat 10 (Bahara University to be requested)
Grand Total 260

Cleanliness Drive along the Kalka-Shimla Railway Track at Shimla on 12 May 2018