Recently a slidemovie of an tea vendor went viral wherein the seller is observed mixing water at a train’s toilet in coffee/tea he was to sell to the passengers. The recording shows anybody leave the lavatory of a train regarding his coffee/tea cans and getting a discussion with someone. Later it absolutely was confirmed the video was originating from a train on the South Central Railway(SCR) and that the incident was held in December 2017 inside the Charminar Express, Secunderabad(Telangana) station.
However, your firm stand out soon followed by Commercial Department from the South Central Railways regardless: “However, the actual fact that the Tea/Coffee cans were seen got out from the toilet, is within itself an inaccurate practice. Therefore, IRCTC is suggested to levy a lack of success of Rs. 1, 00, 000/- against the Train Side Vending Licensee, Shri P. Sivaprasad, as this contract currently is with IRCTC,” said the statement.” Here’s the viral video:
Well… while this incident was highly disappointing and gross, let’s all admit we’ve certainly seen some or another such incidents happen whenever we’ve travelled by train. We aren’t unacquainted with the reality that over and over again such unauthorised vendors have given passengers with unhygienic food and beverages. Whether it’s lizard and cockroaches during the food seen in a sting operation at train’s pantry or unsealed water bottles all about the trains. How’s that for not the main incident and neither one more one. Therefore the only solution is based on utilizing the matter within your own hands and saving yourself in the unhygienic food while travelling. Here are some healthy eating tips make sure you follow while travelling by trains august:
1. DO NOT need packed railway food from the pantry. Carry your own personal food as far as possible.
2. You may to be the train for over a day, it would be tough to store home brought food. Then you might prefer to purchase seasonal fruits or dry fruits within the station rather then cooked food like dosa and biryani.
3. Beverages: Avoid tea and coffee from such hawkers as far as possible and if in the least you are feeling like buying, for their licenses or ids prior to buying sets from those to discover these are authorised. The methods caught in the video were unauthorised hawkers.
4. Select packed lassis or cold coffees from your reputed brand in place of made ones.
5. You may have a very readymade tea and coffee kit that only requires domestic hot water to be ready.
6. Eat light. Travelling has a toll in your body as well as the continuous movement can make your stomach feel bloated.
7. Carry dry snacks like khakhra, baked wafers and healthy biscuits etc which could last.
8. Drink enough water. Purchase only sealed bottles from the brands you trust.
9. Keep ORS to you especially during summers to avoid wasting yourself dehydration.
10. Avoid deep fried food completely.
