New spanking clean railways

Even the other big railway station in Kolkata, Sealdah, has a more modest cleaning regime

It seemed normal enough when the boy came with a broom, pan and cart to take away the dry waste from the road that goes right through the Howrah station for cars to come in and park near to the platforms. As he cheerfully went about his task the road after him became spotlessly clean. It was the same with the duo who picked up the litter from the platform itself. For good measure, there was a woman before the bank of taps dispensing drinking water, swabbing up the water splashed by passengers filling their bottles and cans, so that