Media representing capitalists is a tragedy : Senior journalist P Sainath
Tumkur: All the people in the country need to say that we all are farmers. Otherwise, we would not survive, Senior journalist P Sainath expressed concern.
Inaugurating a state-level workshop in Tumkur, he said, farmer class need to be extended. The word farmer should be extended to the landless farmers, tribal farmers, daily wage farmers and it should keep on extending. Through that, we need to stand by farmers; he said.
There are two types of media namely good media and important media. The work of the media is to represent difficulties, the pulse of the people. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and Bhagat Singh have set an example for this. Good media raises debate in society. It brings weaknesses before the people. Then the rulers and the corporates who support them, learn about the people's problems.
But it is unfortunate that the media field, which has become a business as a result of globalization, privatization, liberalization; is representing capitalists instead of masses. We all need to strive to develop a society-oriented media field, "he said.
Nadoja Baraguru Ramachandrappa presided over the program. Prof.K. Durairaju, Prof.GM Srinivasayya, BH Rama Kumari, Prof. Rajappa Dalavai, Sukhanya and others were present.
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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.
