Kasargod all set for polling day for Lok Sabha elections
10,11,031 eligible voters in the constituency for Tuesday's poll day
Kasargod: Kasargod is all set to go into polling for Lok Sabha Election on Tuesday with 10,11,031 eligible voters set to exercise their voting right from across the constituency.
The 968 polling booths in the constituency are also well equipped to go into the polling day on Tuesday and adequate materials and equipments have been provided to the booths.
Training was provided at Kasargod Government College and Padnekad Nehru College to the staffs who have been appointed for election duty.
The district has a total of 10,11,031 voters out of which 5,15,942 are female voters and 4,95,088 are male voters. 24,859 new voters will also cast votes for first time.
All the polling booths have been equipped with VVPAT machines with other basic facilities as directed by the Election Commission of India.
A lot of curiosity has gripped the constituency going into this Lok Sabha Election, as the constituency was a bastion of the CPM led LDF for over 30 years and has been led by LDF. This time around UDF led by Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party are also expected to bag good number of votes in the constituency.
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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.
