I am a regular traveler in country’s prestigious train “RAJDHANI EXPRESS”. I normally move towards Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai. Recently, I traveled to Bhubaneshwar also. There is no
doubt that these trains provide a certain level of comfort and saves the time in journey.
Drinking water is necessary to survive and doctors prescribe minimum 7 ltr of water intake every day. In Rajdhani express, there is provision of two bottles (2 liters) only, for duration of 24-30 hours of journey. Catering Manager advice to purchase more water but without any bill.
The service level provided in Rajdhani express should be above these small issues especially when a considerable amount is deducted in the name of providing “quality meals”.
In recent news appeared in newspapers informs that one political leader, transferred from Patna is provided 2-3 times of normal meals in “Tihar Jail” as per his diet. However, Railways do not provide sufficient water and diet in Rajdhani Express to the passengers even after charging a huge amount as fair.
I understand that this is a small issue and can be resolved by issuing a fresh circular to Rajdhani Express staff to provide sufficient water and meals to the passengers. There should not be any economical issues. To make it public, please publish this circular in all newspapers and keep it on the website of Indian Railways.