Pramod Madhwaraj releases pictures claiming to be of INS Cochin that collided with Suvarna Tribhuja
Udupi: Former fisheries minister Pramod Madhwaraj on Friday shared images on his Facebook page claiming that the images are of INS Cochin being repaired after it collided with Suvarna Tribhuja which went missing on December 15 last year.
“I am releasing the images of warship INS Cochin after it collided with Suvarna Tribhuja. The Navy vessel has severe damage due to the collision with the fishing boat” he said.
“I urge the Prime Minister to immediately call for a judicial investigation in this matter on behalf of all the fishermen of Coast and the family members of all the seven fishermen who were onboard Suvarna Tribhuja” he added.
He further said that the Navy is accountable for the security of the country and the fishermen in the sea and maintained that the Navy itself has killed the seven fishermen. “This should be called murder” he said.
I always batted for revealing the incident to the family members of those fishermen before the Lok Sabha Election. But the Defence Ministry and BJP leaders tried to gain political mileage by hiding the truth, Madhwaraj said.
“I call upon BJP leaders and Central government to initiate Judicial probe in the matter headed by retired Judges of Supreme Court and make the truth accessible for all” he wrote in the Facebook post.
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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.
