Yet the travellers show little respect for the beauty around them, discarding garbage through windows- including polythene, plastic and glass. Their first task was cleaning the track from Pattipola station to Idalgasinna station. As walking on the track is forbidden, the group had to obtain permission from the Permanent Way Inspector. The small Idalgasinna station is often shrouded with mist. Ranjan Theodore advocates railway and mountain hiking as wonderful pastimes especially for young people and plans to continue this effort.

Source: Sunday Times February 16, 2019 18:56 UTC