Indian Railways food isn¡¯t something most of us prefer to eat for several reasons.?
Bad taste, unhygienic preparation conditions, unhygienic storage conditions are the most obvious of them.
The Indian Railways has decided to counter the bad publicity and criticism of its food by an innovative solution.
Live Streaming.
IRCTC
Back in July 2017, the annual Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG) report had claimed that the Railways¡¯ food was ¡®unfit for human consumption¡¯.
IRCTC was severely criticised after a video showed a tea vendor mixing toilet water in a can of tea. Travellers have also complained that they¡¯ve found insects in the food.
Complaints about mice and insects on board near the food were common.
IRCTC will now live stream the preparation of the food so people can watch what equipments are being used to cook food, under what conditions the food is being prepared and whether the cooks are wearing their proper gears.
IRCTC tweeted this:
The Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani made gave the Noida kitchen a visit for inspection.
The project initially started from Pune central kitchen and is now all set to cover other central kitchens and onboard kitchens.
The kitchens that have the live streaming facilities are fitted with high-speed internet and AI to facilitate the live stream. The AI will be able to detect the presence of rodents and insects and would be able to see if the chefs are violating any rules.