DCM felicitates Rohan Bopanna, Malaprabha Jadav and gives away cheques
Bengaluru, Dec 15: Deputy Chief Minister and Youth Services and Sports department Minister Dr G. Parameshwar felicitated international tennis player Rohan Bopanna who won gold in the recently held Asian Games and Malaprabha Jadav of Belagavi who won bronze medal in Kuras sports event, at his home office, Sadashiva Nagar in the city on Saturday.
He said that the sports department has been giving cash prize to those who win medals in international level. Rohan Bopanna was given Rs 25 lakh cheque and Malaprabha Jadav was given Rs 8 lakh cheque. Malaprabha Jadav has got training in Bengaluru sports school. Tej Kumar and Stany GA who won first place in recently held Grandmaster chess tournament in Jammu and Kashmir were given Rs 10 lakh each, he said.
The department has been honouring the sports personalities in order to encourage and promote sports. The government has taken steps to ensure basic facilities, synthetic track and indoor stadium facilities in all districts, the DCM said.
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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.
