Kudroli temple to hold Dasara on grand scale: Panel
Mangaluru, Sep 24: The Dasara Mahotsav is to be celebrated by the century-old Gokarnanatha temple at Kudroli here on a grand scale from September 26 to October 6 this year, temple managing committee president H S Sairam said Saturday.
Addressing a press meet here, daily poojas, including pushpalankara mahapooja,' would be held at the temple. The Bhajana' programme would be from 7 PM to 8 PM, he said.
Devotees would be provided food as part of the 'annadana' programme. Cultural programmes, including Bali Utsav, would be held in the evenings.
Various rituals for the deity would be performed on all the nine days of the celebrations. The Dasara procession would begin at 4 PM on October 5.
The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) would illuminate all the prominent spots in the city during the festival.
Sairam said all the events of the temple would be held under the leadership of temple patron and former Union Minister B Janardhan Poojary. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai would be invited to attend the festival.
Temple committee secretary Madhava Suvarna and treasurer Padmaraj, who were present, said a huge turnout is expected for the festival as it could not be held in the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
