Sakaleshpura: Two youth died in tipper-car collision, one seriously injured
Sakaleshpura, Dec 30: Two youths who came here for celebrating New Year died on the spot and another sustained serious injuries when their car collided with a tipper head-on on the national highway near Donigala village on the outskirts of the town on Sunday.
The accident occurred between Donigala bound tipper lorry and the car at 3.30 pm. The car was completely damaged in the accident. Sanjay (27) and Rahul Josli (32) of Yelahanka in Bengaluru died on the spot, while Anish D’Souza sustained severe injuries and admitted to Hassan hospital.
Locals pulled Anish from the car and admitted to the hospital. But the bodies of two others were struck inside the mangled car. Later, the bodies were removed from the car. Around 10 youths who came from Bengaluru for New Year celebrations stayed in a resort. The accident occurred when they were going towards the town to bring milk for a baby. After the accident, tipper lorry driver fled the scene. City police registered a case and searching for the driver. The bodies were kept in the mortuary of the town hospital.
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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.
