lot to be desiredAmritsar, Jan 14 (PTI) Congress MP from Amritsar G SAujla today conducted a surprise inspection at the kitchen ofa private caterer at Rani Ka Bagh locality here today wherethe food for the Amritsar Shatabdi trains is prepared andpacked.
The inspection was carried out in the wake of multiplecomplaints received from passengers, Aujla said.
"Cleanliness was not found at par with the standardsrequired for servicing the passengers traveling on Shatabditrains. The preparation area, washing sinks, stoves, utensilsetc were not up to the mark," he said after carrying out theinspection.
The quality of rice was not premium basmati as wasclaimed by the manager of the kitchen, Aujla said adding thatthe quality of raw materials was a real concern.
He said that the food packed for the evening Shatabdito Delhi was checked along with the raw materials used for thepreparations.
The inspection team was also not able to spot RO waterfiltration system at the premises which suggests that normaltap water was used for preparation of food, he said. Thespices, flour, rice, cooking oil etc were not found to be ofgood standard, the MP said.
Aujla said that samples of the food were collected andsent for testing to the competent authorities. A detailedreport of this inspection will be sent to the concernedauthorities along with the test reports and necessary actionensured, he said. PTI Cor SUN GSADS.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.