Kolkata, July 21, 2014
Taking serious note on the recently published news item in a section of press regarding the quality of food supplied in Rajdhani Express, Shri R. K. Gupta, General Manager, Eastern Railway made a surprise inspection of the Base Kitchen at Howrah this morning.
Shri R. K. Gupta, General Manager, instructed Divisional Railway Managers of Howrah and Sealdah for regular inspection of base kitchens by the Divisional officials and collection of periodic samples of food items for checking at authorized laboratories to ensure hygienic quality of food. He also instructed for cleanliness of Pantry Cars and ensure pest control measures on time for the entire rake of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains in particular and other mail/express trains in general.
Shri Anirban Dutta, Divisional Railway Manager, Howrah and officials of Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) were present during the inspection.
It may be mentioned here that Base kitchen at Howrah is an ISO 22000 certified establishment, a state-of-the-art kitchen using the most modern cooking gadgets. About 4500 packed breakfast, lunch & dinner are being cooked daily by the base kitchen for the passengers of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto Express trains. The cook and chef working in this kitchen are all qualified and trained by Institute of Hotel Management.
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