05-17-2005, 09:29 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-prmadhura+Jul 5 2004, 10:25 AM-->QUOTE(prmadhura @ Jul 5 2004, 10:25 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> I personally feel that using Kulhars for drinking or eating anything is not at all Hygienic Practice. They would fast absorb atmospheric moisture and hence microbes; which in turn could set of a bout of dysentery or gastroenteritis to those who use them for any human consumption. As the âconsciousness on hygiene of our lower classes is abysmally low, disposable plastic cups (which are not biodegradable) or even better paper cups (which are easily biodegradable) should be continued in Indian Railways as well as everywhere.
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prmadhura (if you still lurk):
Lalu bans soft drinks on trains
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Perhaps the turn of political events in Bihar kept him occupied. But he is now looking to strike form again and <b>has announced a ban on sale of soft drinks on trains and stations.
Instead, passengers will be treated to lots of butter milk.</b> As a "swadeshi" proposal, this measure is in keeping with Lalu's decision, taken soon after he became railway minister last year, to introduce earthen kulhars in all trains instead of plastic disposable cups.
"A ban will be imposed on serving of cold drinks like Pepsi, Cola and Fanta in trains as well as at railway stations," Lalu said at a public meeting after laying the foundation stone of the Rs 384 crore Chhindwara-Nagpur broad-gauge line project.
The banning of soft drinks may turn out to be a more complicated affair.
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One would think he'll ban the railways too and push for those bullock carts. Seems to be the only way to make this Lallluu's job redudant.
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prmadhura (if you still lurk):
Lalu bans soft drinks on trains
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Perhaps the turn of political events in Bihar kept him occupied. But he is now looking to strike form again and <b>has announced a ban on sale of soft drinks on trains and stations.
Instead, passengers will be treated to lots of butter milk.</b> As a "swadeshi" proposal, this measure is in keeping with Lalu's decision, taken soon after he became railway minister last year, to introduce earthen kulhars in all trains instead of plastic disposable cups.
"A ban will be imposed on serving of cold drinks like Pepsi, Cola and Fanta in trains as well as at railway stations," Lalu said at a public meeting after laying the foundation stone of the Rs 384 crore Chhindwara-Nagpur broad-gauge line project.
The banning of soft drinks may turn out to be a more complicated affair.
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One would think he'll ban the railways too and push for those bullock carts. Seems to be the only way to make this Lallluu's job redudant.