As soon as this train passed some 100 km of it’s 700 odd km journey, the waste bin was overflowing with tea cups, plastic covers and what not.
With the sight of an overflowing bill, many passengers including myself found it easy to throw used tea cups and waste outside the train. Who would like to dig the hand between the waste!
I have noted that most time, there is mid-way emptying of waste bin. The waste too travels some 700 km, before it gets disposed. So, when people throws waste outside, I think it’s added cost to the railway, in terms of getting someone to collect the outside waste.
Two things to improve this system.
1) Increase the size of the waste bin
2) Collect the waste, every 200 km of the train’s journey
I think there is an SMS facility to inform authorities about railway coach cleaning. But, I personally find it cumbersome. Instead, an option inside the IRCTC app would make things easier for the commuter.
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POINT #2
Well, apart from the waste collection, I have a small request to IRCTC. This is regarding the chai, kapi supplied in the coach. Well, I along with thousands of commuters dread drinking the chai supplied in the train. One, they are not clean. We keep hearing stories of these chai wallas filling water from the train loo.
Another is the QUALITY of the chai. It’s watery tea or coffee or it’s too much sugar. I wonder if they get sugar for free or is it something which tastes like sugar. I have seen the railway mentioning the quantity of tea ( some ml), but no word about the taste of the tea experience for the commuter. Give me less, but make it delightful!
Question to railway authorities:
I know with Rs 10, it’s hard to make good quality tea. So, why can’t they arrange a premium chai guy who sells tea or coffee for 20. This special tea should come with separate sugar sachet. I bet there are many senior citizens who will be keen to avoid sugar water and look forward to feel-good tea from these carriages.
Looking for such a Chai!
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