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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Local train motormen protest over poor sanitation at CSMT

IN PHOTOS: Local train motormen protest over poor sanitation at CSMT

Updated On: 22 July, 2024 02:30 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

The entire staff of the local train motormen is protesting by sitting in the main hall of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) due to severe sanitation issues. Pics/ Ashish Raje

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The entire staff of the local train motormen is protesting by sitting in the main hall of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) due to severe sanitation issues. Pics/ Ashish Raje

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The entire staff of the local train motormen is protesting by sitting in the main hall of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) due to severe sanitation issues. Pics/ Ashish Raje
<p>The staff is upset over the poor condition of the motorman lobby, which is filled with filth and the smell of dead rats.</p>

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The staff is upset over the poor condition of the motorman lobby, which is filled with filth and the smell of dead rats.

<p>The motormen have been complaining about the cleanliness of CSMT offices for a long time, but their concerns have not been addressed.</p>

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The motormen have been complaining about the cleanliness of CSMT offices for a long time, but their concerns have not been addressed.

<p>In response to the lack of action on their complaints, the motormen have taken the drastic step of staging a sit-in protest inside the CSMT main hall.</p>

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In response to the lack of action on their complaints, the motormen have taken the drastic step of staging a sit-in protest inside the CSMT main hall.

<p>The unsanitary conditions in the motorman lobby have been causing significant discomfort and affecting the work environment for the staff.</p>

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The unsanitary conditions in the motorman lobby have been causing significant discomfort and affecting the work environment for the staff.

<p>Some of the motormen were spotted carrying out their daily tasks in the CSMT`s main hall amid the little crowd of commuters.</p>

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Some of the motormen were spotted carrying out their daily tasks in the CSMT`s main hall amid the little crowd of commuters.

<p>One of the motormen had also tied his handkerchief as a mask over his nose--a common practice in the city to deal with stenches.&nbsp;</p>

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One of the motormen had also tied his handkerchief as a mask over his nose--a common practice in the city to deal with stenches. 

<p>Meanwhile, a CR spokesperson said that there was a dead rat in some corner and the lobby is now being cleaned appropriately.</p>

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Meanwhile, a CR spokesperson said that there was a dead rat in some corner and the lobby is now being cleaned appropriately.

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