India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S.No.
Plant
State
1
Nangloi
Delhi
2
Danapur
Bihar
3
Ambernath
Maharashtra
4
Palur
Tamil Nadu
5
Maneri
Madhya Pradesh
6
Amethi
Uttar Pradesh
7
Nagpur
Maharashtra
8
Una
Himachal Pradesh
9
Hapur
Uttar Pradesh
10
Jagiroad
Assam
11
Sankrail
West Bengal
12
Kota
Rajasthan
13
Mandideep
Madhya Pradesh
14
Sanand
Gujarat
15
Bhusawal
Maharashtra
16
Bhubaneswar
Odisha
17
Bilaspur
Chhattisgarh
18
Simhadri
Andhra Pradesh
19
Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh
At present, the demand of Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) 'Rail Neer' in all the important trains and at stations is being met from the existing operational Rail Neer plants across the country. Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been vested with the task of setting up Rail Neer plants at identified locations depending upon requirement and demand of Rail Neer over Indian Railways.
The tentative cost of setting-up of a Rail Neer Plant (PPP Model) is about Rs.10 crore for plant capacity of 1,00,000 bottles per day. The costs include construction of Pre-engineered Building (PEB) Shed, installation of Plant & Machinery and excluding the cost of land.
The details of 19 operational Rail Neer plants across the country are as under:
This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.