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<p>The Railways' thrust on cleanliness may turn out to be only lip service. The first merged Union and Railway Budget presented yesterday proposed boil-toilets in all train coaches by 2019 and the launch of an SMS-based clean-my-coach service. But railway officials point out that little can be achieved on the ground without the help of civic bodies</p>

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Trains face the risk of getting stuck in garbage. File pic

Trains face the risk of getting stuck in garbage. File pic

Trains face the risk of getting stuck in garbage. File pic
Trains face the risk of getting stuck in garbage. File pic

The Railways' thrust on cleanliness may turn out to be only lip service. The first merged Union and Railway Budget presented yesterday proposed boil-toilets in all train coaches by 2019 and the launch of an SMS-based clean-my-coach service. But railway officials point out that little can be achieved on the ground without the help of civic bodies.

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