15 vehicles worth Rs. 1.8 crore seized for violating Election Code of Conduct: Dakshina Kannada DC
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner and Election Returning Officer Sasikanth Senthil on Tuesday informed that 15 vehicles worth Rs. 1.08 crore and another 31 lakh rupees have so far been seized by the authorities in different cases in the wake of violating election Code of Conduct in the district.
Speaking at a press conference organised to brief about the preparations for the elections in the district the Deputy Commissioner also informed that 84,885 litres of illegal liquor worth over 94.5 lakh rupees was also seized during the period since election code of conduct was put into effect.
8920 personnel will work at 1861 polling stations in the district and 668 vehicles have been arranged for their transportations and commutations, he informed.
“Election campaigning will be banned from Tuesday 6.pm. No campaigner from outside the district can stay within the district. Supervisors have been deployed to keep a check on this. They will also check hotels and lodgings to make sure no campaigner from outside the district is staying here” Senthil said.
Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Laxmi Prasad was also present at the press conference along with Senthil.
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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.
