(a) whether attention of the Government has been drawn to the news- item captioned âfor 30,000 Sonepat commuters, journey to Delhi is an ordealâ appearing in âThe Hindustan Timesâ dated October 17, 2000;
(b) if so, the details of points brought out in the news-item;
(c) the action taken to remove the ordeals faced by daily commuters;
(d) whether the sanitary condition at the railway stations, in trains and the lavatories on the platform is horrible without any tangible results;
(e) if so, whether there is an shortage of drinking water at the railway stations and in the reserved compartments; and
(f) if so, the measures taken by the Government in this regard?