Mar 9, 2013

Drinking Water in Trains and at Platforms

Maintenance/improvement of amenities including toilets at stations and platforms is a continuous process. Arrangements for drinking water have been made at all the stations on Indian Railways. Water is suitably treated as per requirement to make it fit for drinking purpose. Corrective action is taken whenever shortfall/problem is noticed during inspections or reported through public complaints.

In addition, only Rail Neer and other BIS (Bureau of Indian Standard) approved packaged drinking water having requisite laid down standards as shortlisted by Zonal Railways, are permitted for sale in the trains. Frequent checks are being conducted to ensure approved brands, quality and hygiene. Discrepancies found by the Railways are dealt with suitably under FSSA (Food Safety and Standard Authority of India) Act.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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