Govt mulling to generate power from waste using France technology: DCM Parameshwar
Winter Session
Belagavi, December 12: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that the government was planning to generate power from the waste being produced in Bengaluru city by using France technology to find a permanent solution to the garbage issue.
Responding to a question from Yeshwanthpur MLA ST Somashekar during Question Hour in the Session at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here on Wednesday, the DCM said that earlier, the Bengaluru was spreading around 250 km and now, it has extended to 800 km. Every day, around six thousand metric tonne garbage including one and half metric tonne solid waste from hotels, Kalyana Mantapas and apartments and four thousand from households was being generated in Bengaluru city alone.
It was branded as garbage city. But the coalition government has been solving the problem in a phased manner. Priority has been given to generate power from the solid waste instead of dumping it somewhere. When he had been to France tour recently, he had studied that technology and if he got the cooperation and support from all stakeholders, the government would implement the plan to find a permanent solution to the garbage issue in the city, he 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.
