<p>The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been awarded the best swachh iconic place in India, as adjudged by Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.</p>.<p>The award will be received by Ministry of Railways jointly along with BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation and CSR partner SBI Foundation at a ceremony to be held on September 6, during Swachh Mahatsav at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.</p>.<p>CSMT competed for the award with 30 other places as selected in all three phases.</p>.<p>The juries were from the Guardian Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, JAL Shakti. Swachh Iconic Places is in collaborative with three other central ministries: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Culture, and Ministry of Tourism and UNESCO, according to a press statement issues by the Central Railway.</p>.<p>"Conservation and Restoration of 'Swachh Iconic Site CSMT' are one of the #focus areas of #SBIFoundation...," the SBI Foundation tweeted.</p>.<p>An engineering marvel, the Victoria Terminus, now known as CSMT, is one of the marvelous creations of Frederick William Stevens, a famous British architectural engineer who has designed several other buildings in this city.</p>.<p>Stevens designed it in the style of Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture.</p>.<p>Its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old Bori Bunder railway station, and was completed in 1887, the year marking 50 years of Queen Victoria's rule, the building being named, Victoria Terminus.</p>.<p>The station's name was changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (station code CST) in March 1996 to honour Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th-century founder of the Maratha Empire, whose name is often preceded by Chhatrapati, a royal title.</p>.<p>In 2017, the station was again renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (code CSTM), where Maharaj is also a royal title. However, both the former initials "VT" and the current, "CST" and "CSMT", are commonly used.</p>
<p>The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been awarded the best swachh iconic place in India, as adjudged by Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.</p>.<p>The award will be received by Ministry of Railways jointly along with BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation and CSR partner SBI Foundation at a ceremony to be held on September 6, during Swachh Mahatsav at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.</p>.<p>CSMT competed for the award with 30 other places as selected in all three phases.</p>.<p>The juries were from the Guardian Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, JAL Shakti. Swachh Iconic Places is in collaborative with three other central ministries: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Culture, and Ministry of Tourism and UNESCO, according to a press statement issues by the Central Railway.</p>.<p>"Conservation and Restoration of 'Swachh Iconic Site CSMT' are one of the #focus areas of #SBIFoundation...," the SBI Foundation tweeted.</p>.<p>An engineering marvel, the Victoria Terminus, now known as CSMT, is one of the marvelous creations of Frederick William Stevens, a famous British architectural engineer who has designed several other buildings in this city.</p>.<p>Stevens designed it in the style of Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture.</p>.<p>Its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old Bori Bunder railway station, and was completed in 1887, the year marking 50 years of Queen Victoria's rule, the building being named, Victoria Terminus.</p>.<p>The station's name was changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (station code CST) in March 1996 to honour Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th-century founder of the Maratha Empire, whose name is often preceded by Chhatrapati, a royal title.</p>.<p>In 2017, the station was again renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (code CSTM), where Maharaj is also a royal title. However, both the former initials "VT" and the current, "CST" and "CSMT", are commonly used.</p>
