"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
21 Aug 2019
Food waste-not in good taste. We have heard and read many contents about how not to waste food and now Indian Railways have come up with this great idea to reduce food wastage. It has installed a public refrigerator at Hubballi railway station in Karnataka.
A majority of passengers travelling by train carry food parcels with them and many a time, food is left over at the end of the journey. Passengers can now deposit this extra food in the public refrigerator at the railway station so that the hungry and poor can avail themselves of it. The Railways have also requested the staff of food plaza located at Hubballi railway station to supply excess food items to the refrigerator. It has also put up a notice dissuading passengers from keeping non-vegetarian items or eatables that are likely to become stale.
The refrigerator that costs around Rs 80,000 is six foot tall with four racks. Two racks are used for keeping cooked food while the other two racks are for fruits and vegetables. Anyone who is hungry, including senior citizens, sick and divyangjan passengers can partake of the food inside it.
This great initiative was launched on 15th August 2019 and has become a big success. At a time when many poor people in our country are unable to afford good food, this initiative by the Indian Railways is really commendable.
