Drinking water is available at Re one per glass at railway station

Chandigarh, Mar 14 (UNI) A Zero B automatic water vending machine to provide safe and pure potable drinking water for commuters was installed at the Chandigarh railway station today.

The water vending machine, set up by Ion exchange (I) Limited in collaboration with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), was inaugurated by IRCTC Managing Director Dr P K Goel.

Through these vending machines quality drinking water will be made available at Re one per glass. Water will also be available at Rs 3 per Litre as compared to Rs 12- Rs 15 per litre packaged water available in the market at present.

Ion Exchange (I) Ltd. Vice President R S Rajan said Chandigarh and Ambala are the first in line where the project of zero B automatic water vending machines will be implemented. Next launch stations are Lucknow and Kanpur and in near future the project will be expanded to other parts of the country.

UNI