Hubballi: BJP candidates on Tuesday won the elections to the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the 22nd term of the Hubballi-Dharwad City Corporation.
In the party’s second successive victory for the top posts of the Corporation, Veena Baradwad was elected Mayor with 46 votes, while her opponent from the Congress Suvarna Kalkunta got 37 votes.
BJP member Satish Surendra Hangal, who is the representative of Ward 32 in the Corporation, won the election to the post of Deputy Mayor with 46 votes.
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The Hubballi-Dharwad City Corporation has a total of 82 members, including 39 members from the BJP, 33 from the Congress, 1 from the JD(S), 3 from AIMIM and 6 Independents. The post of the Mayor was reserved for a woman belonging to ‘General’ category, while the Deputy Mayor’s post was reserved for the ‘General’ category.
Belagavi Regional Commissioner Nitesh Patil, who was also the election officer for the poll, declared the results on Tuesday.
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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.