Nagpur. If the sun burns on the head and there is no water to drink, then the condition of a person can be understood. A similar view is seen on the way to enter platform number 8 at the eastern gate of the railway station, where despite the scorching heat, ordinary passengers are not getting free drinking water because the taps of the drinking water installed by the social organization are broken. . Surprisingly, it was closed in winter and even after 1 month of summer it was not considered necessary to start for the passengers.
compulsion to buy water
It may be noted that Platform No. Almost all trains originating from Howrah stop towards 8. Apart from this, Gondia-Mumbai Vidarbha Express is also operated from this side. To travel in these trains, a large number of passengers are on Platform No. Come at 8. Most of these passengers are very ordinary and working class. They try to store drinking water before boarding the train, but they are forced to buy a bottle of water worth Rs.
who is benefiting
The special thing is that a drinking water stall has also been set up right in front of this pot, which is being run on contract. Rail Neer brand water bottles are sold here. Due to the broken taps of the pot, water is not being filled in them. In such a situation, the common traveler who is troubled by thirst does not get the water of the drink. He is compelled to buy a bottle of water from the water stall installed right in front of him by spending Rs.15. It is beyond comprehension why even after the passage of March, the station management has not got the pump repaired yet. Replacing 2 taps is not that expensive either. After all, what is the use of closing the pot? Because the traveler has to take a water bottle of Rs 15 even if he does not want to.
…then the institutions will turn their faces
It is noteworthy that on the encouragement of the Railways, various social organizations on their behalf put such pots on the station premises and platforms to provide free drinking water to the passengers. The said pew was also installed by the Rotary Club of Nagpur Ishan. But its condition has worsened. When there is no tap here, how will there be drinking water and how will it quench the thirst of the passengers. How much attention is given to this by the station management, it is shown that the notice on this has not been removed yet. It is written on it, ‘Due to winter, the water cooler was kept closed in working condition, from November 2021 to February 2022.’ This shows how seriously the work is being done towards the urgent needs of the passengers at the station.