On August 5, 2026, the Ministry of Railways provided an update regarding the production and distribution of ‘Rail Neer’ Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) across the country. The Indian Railways currently operates 19 Rail Neer plants to ensure the supply of safe drinking water to passengers at stations and on all important trains.
Key Operational and Financial Data
Executing Agency: The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is responsible for setting up these plants based on regional requirements and demand.
Capacity: Each Rail Neer plant has a production capacity of 1,00,000 (1 lakh) bottles per day.
Establishment Cost: Under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, the tentative cost of setting up a plant with a 1-lakh bottle daily capacity is approximately ₹10 crore. This cost includes the installation of plant and machinery and the construction of a Pre-engineered Building (PEB) shed, but excludes the cost of land.
Operational Rail Neer Plant Locations
The 19 operational plants are distributed across various states as follows:
Nangloi: Delhi
Danapur: Bihar
Ambernath: Maharashtra
Palur: Tamil Nadu
Maneri: Madhya Pradesh
Amethi: Uttar Pradesh
Nagpur: Maharashtra
Una: Himachal Pradesh
Hapur: Uttar Pradesh
Jagiroad: Assam
Sankrail: West Bengal
Kota: Rajasthan
Mandideep: Madhya Pradesh
Sanand: Gujarat
Bhusawal: Maharashtra
Bhubaneswar: Odisha
Bilaspur: Chhattisgarh
Simhadri: Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh
Official Information Source
This data was formally presented to the Lok Sabha by Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology. The press release (ID: 2294809) was coordinated by Dharmendra Tewari, Dr. Nayan Solanki, Ritu Raj, and Vanshita Jaiswal.
Key Entities Referenced
Rail Neer: The official brand of packaged drinking water (PDW) supplied by Indian Railways to passengers across stations and trains.
Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC): The agency vested with the responsibility of setting up and managing Rail Neer production plants at identified locations across India.
Ministry of Railways: The primary governing ministry overseeing the operations, production capacity, and expansion of Rail Neer plants nationwide.
Ashwini Vaishnaw: The Union Minister for Railways who provided the official status update and financial breakdown regarding Rail Neer operations in the Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways Operates 19 Rail Neer Plants
Across the Country, Supplying Safe Packaged
Drinking Water to Passengers
Capacity of Each Rail Neer Plant is 1 Lakh Bottles Per Day
प्रव तथ: 05 AUG 2026 3:28PM by PIB Delhi
At present, the demand of Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) ‘Rail Neer’ in all the important trains and at
stations is being met from the existing operational Rail Neer plants across the country. Indian Railways
Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been vested with the task of setting up Rail Neer plants
at identified locations depending upon requirement and demand of Rail Neer over Indian Railways.
The tentative cost of setting-up of a Rail Neer Plant (PPP Model) is about ₹10 crore for plant capacity
of 1,00,000 bottles per day. The costs include construction of Pre-engineered Building (PEB) Shed,
installation of Plant & Machinery and excluding the cost of land.
The details of 19 operational Rail Neer plants across the country are as under:
S.No. Plant State
1 Nangloi Delhi
2 Danapur Bihar
3 Ambernath Maharashtra
4 Palur Tamil Nadu
5 Maneri Madhya Pradesh
6 Amethi Uttar Pradesh
7 Nagpur Maharashtra
8 Una Himachal Pradesh
9 Hapur Uttar Pradesh10 Jagiroad Assam
11 Sankrail West Bengal
12 Kota Rajasthan
13 Mandideep Madhya Pradesh
14 Sanand Gujarat
15 Bhusawal Maharashtra
16 Bhubaneswar Odisha
17 Bilaspur Chhattisgarh
18 Simhadri Andhra Pradesh
19 Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh
This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and
Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a reply to a question in the Lok Sabha
today.
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Dharmendra Tewari/ Dr. Nayan Solanki/ Ritu Raj/ Vanshita Jaiswal
(रलीज़ आईडी: 2294809) आगंतुक पटल : 1226
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