Last respects paid to Senior IPS officer Madhukar Shetty
Final rites to be performed at his hometown on Sunday
Bengaluru, Dec 29: Last respects were paid to IPS officer Madhukar Shetty, who died after suffering from severe lung infection in Hyderabad.
His dead body was brought from Hyderabad by a special flight at 1:15 pm at Devanahalli International Airport and later it was kept for paying last respects at Armed Police Training Center at Yelahanka on Saturday.
Home Minister MB Patil, DGP Neelamani Raju, senior police officers Kishore Chandra, MN Reddy, AM Prasad, City Police Commissioner T Sunil Kumar, ADGP Kamal Pant, Retired DGPs RK Datta, Shankar Bidari, other senior officials, relatives and civilians paid the final respects.
According to sources from Yelahanka, the body will be taken by road to the airport at around 8:15 pm and from there it will be airlifted to Mangaluru.
Colleague sings favorite song
A colleague of the IPS officer Madhukar Shetty paid his lasts respects by singing the late officer's favorite song.
Madhukar's colleague Pavan Kumar, with teary eyes, sang the late officer's favorite Hindi song while paying last respects in Hyderabad.
His service is unprecedented
I was shocked by the death of Madhukar Shetty
I wish his family immense strength and peace in life. It is not possible to get an efficient officer this way. The service he delivered in Chikkamagaluru was unprecedented.
-Annamalai, DCP, South Division of the City
I am shaken by the death of IPS officer Madhukar Shetty. Madhukar Shetty was known for his outspoken nature. Let the Lord grant peace to His soul and give his family strength to endure
-Neelamani Raju, Director General of Police
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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.
