Woman finds dead lizard in veg biryani served on train

Binay Singh

Varanasi





A dead lizard was found in the vegetarian biryani served to a passenger onboard Delhi-bound Poorva Express on Tuesday. This comes barely a week after Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said in its audit report that food served by the railways to its passengers is unfit for consumption. The catering contract of the train has been terminated and a report sent to higher railway authorities for further action.

The shocking negligence by railway authorities came to light soon after the passenger posted a tweet about it to railway minister Suresh Prabhu. Alerted by the tweet, railway authorities swung into action when the train reached Mughalsarai station of East Central Railway (ECR) in Chandauli district on Tuesday night.

Mughalsarai divisional railway manager (DRM) Anup Kumar and other se nior railway officials met the passenger late on Tuesday and took a first-hand account. They also gathered feedback from other passengers regarding quality of the catering service and the food served on the train. A report was forwarded to the railway ministry.

Earlier, Danapur DRM had met the passenger at Danapur station. The passenger was medically examined and medicines were given to her as she had reported feeling sick after eating the biryani.
“The passenger was provided medicine after proper health check up at Danapur.Lizard in meal is a very serious matter and is directly related to people's health,“ said Kumar.