"Clean Andheri" is an oxymoron. This suburb of Bombay is by far one of the most congested and dirtiest in the city and its railway station is a chaotic mess. Which is why I was surprised to see it looking spotless on a Saturday morning.
It wasn't that the lazy and corrupt railway staff suddenly asked the sweepers to clean it or the savages that usually use the station decided to become cleaner. A group of volunteers in white t-shirts and blue jeans were sweeping the platform and staircase. The college students were probably attached to some NGO and did a wonderful job to clean up the station.
There just may be some hope for this city, which is in a rapid state of decline.
It wasn't that the lazy and corrupt railway staff suddenly asked the sweepers to clean it or the savages that usually use the station decided to become cleaner. A group of volunteers in white t-shirts and blue jeans were sweeping the platform and staircase. The college students were probably attached to some NGO and did a wonderful job to clean up the station.
There just may be some hope for this city, which is in a rapid state of decline.
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