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The Indian Railways imposed a hefty high quality of Rs 50,000 on the caterer after a passenger discovered bugs within the sambar served on the Vande Bharat Specific en path to Chennai Egmore.
The picture exhibits the bugs present in sambar served on Vande Bharat Specific. (Screengrab)
A passenger travelling on Vande Bharat Specific from Tirunelveli Junction to Chennai Egmore was shocked to search out bugs within the sambar served on prepare. He not solely filed a grievance with the IRCTC but additionally shared visuals of the contaminated meals, which caught the eye of Congress MP Manickam Tagore, who subsequently raised issues about “meals security” on “premium trains”.
“Pricey Ashwini Vaishnaw ji, dwell bugs had been discovered within the meals served on the Tirunelveli-Chennai Vande Bharat Specific,” Tagore wrote on X (previously often called Twitter).
He tagged tagged Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw in his put up and questioned, “What steps are being taken to handle this and guarantee meals security on premium trains?”
Check out the contaminated meals served on Vande Bharat Specific right here:
Pricey @AshwiniVaishnaw ji ,dwell bugs 🦟 had been discovered within the meals served on the Tirunelveli-Chennai #VandeBharatExpress Passengers have raised issues over hygiene and IRCTC’s accountability. What steps are being taken to handle this and guarantee meals security on premium trains? pic.twitter.com/auR2bqtmip
— Manickam Tagore .B🇮🇳மாணிக்கம் தாகூர்.ப (@manickamtagore) November 16, 2024
After the put up gained important traction on social media, the official X deal with of Southern Railways issued a clarification relating to the contaminated meals. The Railways not solely collected the meals samples and despatched them for testing to determine the supply of contamination but additionally imposed a high quality of Rs 50,000 on the caterer.
“For this negligence, a penalty of Rs 50,000 has been imposed on the contractor MS Brindavan Meals merchandise, and additional motion is being pursued,” Railways mentioned in an announcement.
It added, “The Railways is conducting an in depth investigation into the incident, contemplating all possiblities relating to the supply of contamination.”
“The Railways stay dedicated to making sure the standard of meals supplied to passengers, with common inspections carried out on trains to watch meals requirements. Passenger complaints are dealt with promptly by the Rail Madad system, guaranteeing well timed decision and follow-up,” the assertion additional learn.
As per a report by The Financial Occasions, a crew consisting of Onboard Supervisor, Chief Catering Inspector (CIR), Chief Industrial Inspector (CCI), and Assistant Industrial Supervisor (ACM) investigated the matter and traced the supply of the meals to the Tirunelveli base kitchen operated by Brindavan Meals Merchandise. In accordance with officers, the insect was caught to the lid of the casserole container, indicating that the meals was contaminated after it was ready.
Additional inspections revealed that the pantry space the place the meals was distributed was clear and no bugs had been current there.
