Days after CAG report said ‘Railway food not fit for human consumption’ lizard found in rice

Key Highlights:

• The lizard in the food was discovered by a passenger after Mokama station on the Poorva Express.
• The passenger tweeted the image to the Ministry of Railways.
• A check-up and medicine was given to the complainant at Danapur.

A lizard with a serving of rice was served to a passenger aboard the Poorva Express on Wednesday. The image was tweeted out by ANI news agency at 9am this morning.

The passenger underwent a ‘check-up’ in Danapur and was also provided medicine, Divisional Railway Manager, Kishor Kumar said while adding that action will be taken after a probe into the incident.

A check-up was done in Danapur Division&he was given medicine. Action will be taken after investigation: Kishor Kumar, DRM Danapur Division pic.twitter.com/H4Xt0hSgY0

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 26, 2017

The passenger said he ordered food in Mokama and found the lizard in it. He complained to the TTE and the canteen manager and thereafter tweeted the image to the Indian Railway Ministry.

Chandauli (UP): Lizard found in food served to a passenger on-board Poorva Express; passenger had complained to Railway Minister on Twitter pic.twitter.com/J7jv4s25j7

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 26, 2017

The tweet by ANI cited the passenger saying he was given medical assistance ‘really late.’

Ordered food in Mokama&found this. Complained to TTE&canteen manager, tweeted to Railway Min. Was given the medicine really late: Passenger pic.twitter.com/pS7OKIZ5kb

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 26, 2017

This comes days after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India said on Saturday that the food sold at Indian railway stations was ‘unfit for human consumption.’

"Articles unsuitable for human consumption, contaminated foodstuff, recycled foodstuff, shelf life expired packaged and bottled items, unauthorised brands of water bottles, etc., were offered for sale on stations," an article by PTI quoted the CAG report.

CAG undertook an investigation of food sold at 74 stations and 80 trains, covering the period from 2013 to 2016.

Poorva Express is the daily superfast express train of the Indian railways, which runs between Howrah, West Bengal, and New Delhi.

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