A video of an Indian Railways staff discarding garbage from a moving train has recently caught the public eye. It has been doing the rounds on social media triggering outrage and concerns about the management of the Indian Railways and hygiene. This is not the first time that something like this has been caught on camera, but incidents like this make the passengers question their faith in the system.
An X user shared the video showing the staff emptying the trash on the railway tracks
The video that has triggered the outrage on social media has been shared by user @moronhumour. In the viral clip, the Railways staff can be seen emptying the trash can outside the toilet area on the train and dumping it on the railway tracks.
The video appears to have been recorded by passengers. One of the passengers can be seen confronting the staff saying,
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“Look this uncle is dumping the garbage on the tracks.”
Another passenger can be heard enquiring the staff about his action when the staff was dumping the trash outside the train.
“Why are you doing this, brother?”
Another passenger can be heard asking,
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“Look at the condition of the Indian Railways and they promise a better India!”
Replying to the passenger’s inquiries, the staff finally replies with a smile,
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“The trash was full. Where should we dump it during the nighttime”
Sharing the video, the X user wrote,
“Indian Railways must find this officer and suspend him at once. As a punishment, he must be posted at station and made to clean the platforms and pick up trash from the tracks. Railways is better off with one such unthankful and dirty employee less. He’s the real trash.”
He knew he was being recorded, and people were calling him out, yet even that wasn’t enough to make this alleged railway staff stop.
Where do this arrogance and confidence come from? pic.twitter.com/OBDkIjD89G
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) March 6, 2025
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With more than 50,000 views, the video attracted backlash from the netizens over the poor management of the Indian Railways.
The viral video reached the Indian Railways and they responded to it
The Indian Railways took to X and replied to the viral clip that displays poor management. RailwaySeva wrote that they have a well-settled garbage disposal mechanism. They also added the OBHS staff who violated the norms have been removed and a heavy penalty has been imposed. They wrote,
There is a well settled mechanism for garbage disposal in our Indian Railways. OBHS staff which had violated the same, has been removed and heavy penalty has been imposed. Further, the staff is being counselled to ensure proper cleanliness of the trains and railway premises.
— RailwaySeva (@RailwaySeva) March 6, 2025
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Netizens are hugely disappointed because the staff was aware that he was being recorded but still did it anyway. Here is how they reacted
It’s routine practice. If we closely watch railway tracks we can observe it easily. Upto 15- 20 mtrs on both side of the tracks are littered with such plates, wrappers, plastic packets etc. Very bad situation.
— bikram (@bikram24) March 6, 2025
ek baat bolu, safai wale bhi bahar hi kooda fekte hai,maine khud dekha hai….
— Avijeet | Personal Branding Strategist (@avijeet_writes) March 6, 2025
Unbelievable!
Looking at him he is nearing his retirement age and gives no shit to anything, neither civic sense nor any action which will be taken against him @indianrailway__ ??— Anuradha Mishra (Modi’s Family) (@Anuradham1805) March 6, 2025
I think instead of jumping & blaming the uncle, who is clearing the garbage for us, we must ask @RailMinIndia for clarification. Is this a normal practise? If yes , why havent they made arrangements to collect garbage at every few stations instead? Sensitized the staff.
— Aniruddha (@aNr1857) March 6, 2025
I believe the arrogance displayed by this official arises from a sense of impunity that often comes with power.
This serves as a reminder that we need stronger accountability systems to ensure that no one is above the law, particularly when it involves public servants.
— Amit Misra (@amit6060) March 6, 2025
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Because ek baar government job lag gayi phir koi kuch nahi bigaad sakta uska. Union will make the life h€lll for his superiors even if there is any inquiry (forget action even though there is a clear evidence in the form of video)
Yehi toh reason hai ki people would do anything…— Manda Bendre 🇮🇳 (@mabend2) March 6, 2025
Need DOGE in India. Government employees will work with fear of punishment and corruption will go away
Only way to cure a serious problem troubling for long is to give the right powerful medicine
— Rudra Varma (@VarmaWarrior) March 6, 2025
WTH @RailMinIndia ?
How is this normal ? Tracks are not dustbin. They should dump the garbage when train reaches a station through proper waste management channel !
— Gaurav purohit (@gpurohit41) March 6, 2025
A similar video showed a railway employee tossing a bag of garbage from a moving train which was widely circulated last year. In the clip, the staff dumped the garbage out of the train instead of placing the garbage into a waste bag spilling it all onto the tracks.
True. pic.twitter.com/tC6ucldPFW
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) March 6, 2025
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Have you witnessed any such incidents while traveling? Let us know in the comments.