Pay more for drinking water at Indian Railway stations!
If you are one of the passengers who relay on the water vending machines at the railway stations, you have to pay Rs 1 extra for a glass of water. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has also proposed to increase the prices to fill up one bottle by Rs 1. The railway board has also approved the proposals for the new costs at the WVMs.
Earlier a 300 ml glass of water was priced at Re 1 but the passengers will now have to pay Rs 2 for same. Half litre of water was priced at Rs 3, which would be Rs 5 after the price hike.
In 2017, IRCTC declared that 1,100 water vending machines will be installed at 450 stations in 2017-2018 as part of its efforts to ensure clean drinking water at low cost in railway premises across the country. The water is dispensed through the provision of Reverse Osmosis (RO) in these machines. The WVMs are operated round-the-clock either manually or through the automatic mode.
IRCTC had issued an order in September after reviewing the tariff and menu of drinks and meals on board and had revised the rate of tea and coffee to Rs 10 from Rs 7.