'Coalition Shawl' for JD(S) candidate from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency Pramod Madhwaraj
Udupi: JD(S) candidate from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency Pramod Madhwaraj on Friday arrived in Udupi wearing a shawl displaying symbols of both Congress and JD(S) here.
Pramod during the event said “I was aspiring for Congress ticket, but the coalition decision changed things around and I am contesting from JD(S) ticket with the support of Congress”.
Pramod who arrived in Udupi on Friday after being declared the candidate from both the parties was welcomed by party leaders and workers.
Speaking to reporters at the Congress Bhavan he said “I chose to contest from JD(S) ticket in the interest of Congress party, I am visiting Congress office before even going to home. I will file nomination on March 25. I will tour both the districts in two days”.
Responding to the question pertaining to the shawl he was wearing he said that he was the first politician to wear such a Shawl with symbols of two parties and that no such shawl was ever produced before.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
