Rats and other pests are a common sight on railway tracks and platforms but having them as your travel companion is an unwanted experience. There are many instances for pests found in railway coaches and compartments and the pests are always spotted sooner or later.
Rats are such a menace to the cleanliness that they can be the source of deadly diseases including in the AC compartments. They even bite the bags and foodstuffs which are kept underneath the seats and spoil them and create a nuisance.
The recent news reported is:
Passengers in shock after unexpected date with rats, bed bugs in AC coaches
The Hitavada │By Ankita Garg │ August 10, 2018
Prateek Badvelkar and his family were travelling from Nasik to Bhopal in AC 2 coach of Udyognagri Express on July 29. This definitely was not a journey but a nightmare for the family as they faced a torrid time dealing with the bed bugs.
“It was a hell-like experience and the bites of bed bugs,” recall members of Badvelkar family. Bed bugs left rashes on their skin and even developed boils on hands of Prateek Badvelkar’s five-year-old daughter. They were left with no option but to seek some place on co-passenger’s seat. Earlier, Badvelkar family reported the matter to TTE but to he paid no heed.
“As soon as we took our seats, we felt mosquito bites. But on checking we found that body had developed red rashes due to bed bugs. Fed up of bed bugs, we decided to leave our seats and asked co-passengers to share some space on their seat,” said Prateek. He further said that later he filed a complaint with the TTE and other running staff of the train. Another passenger Rohit said, “We were traveling in AC-2 coach of 01706 Jabalpur-Bandra special train last week but the entire journey was so painful and was a horrifying experience. Rats made holes in our bags and clothes. My younger daughter was bit by a rat when she was fast asleep. As we were not aware of complaint procedure, we tweeted the incident to railway officials but there were no reply.”
Cockroaches, Spiders And Now Lizard; Indian Railways Playing With Passengers’ Health
Daily Hunt │July 27, 2018
Be careful, stay healthy.
Days after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report was submitted to the Parliament on July 21, 2017, regarding the substandard food being served on trains in India, another case has emerged. A dead lizard was found in a meal of passenger who was traveling in Poorva Express on July 25, 2017.
Apparently, the railway pantry has been home to rats, cockroaches, lizards and other insects. While numerous discrepancies were noticed on various trains, premier trains like Duronto were storing 100 unsold ‘parathas’ for reuse and recycling.
There are many more complaints regarding the pest nuisance faced by passengers. Why do pests create such a nuisance in railways?
I will tell you the reason!
Railways are the attractive points to rodents and insects. There are many reasons for this but let me tell you a few. Availability of abundant quantity of food like the left-over food by passengers, open dustbins, pantry areas, etc. Next, the railways provide a natural habitat for rodents and insects to survive.
Rodents gnaw over the bags of passengers because they get attracted to them. Rats also damage electric wires, thus increasing the requirement of frequent repairs, resulting in the delay in train services.
Understanding the behavior of pest is essential to combat the nuisance. The rodents constantly have to gnaw on things to wear their teeth down. Their teeth continually grow, so just like we clip our fingernails, a rat gnaws on things in order to keep its teeth in check. Overgrown teeth are a possible problem for them. They like any surface that they can gnaw on, let the surface be metal, polymer, concrete, wood, etc.
Pest control techniques used by railways are not effective. Pesticides are hazardous and toxic to pests as well as humans. Fumigation is done every 10-15 days but of no use. Glue boards are used to trap rats. But we need something that keeps the rats at bay.
What can be an effective solution to the nuisance caused by these mice?
The solution available with C Tech Corporation to this nuisance is a onetime solution and the need of the hour for maintaining an ecological balance considering the significance of these rodents. Our products are a blend of green chemistry and smart technology.
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The product triggers a fear response in rodents thus protecting the application. It causes severe temporary distress to the mucous membrane of the rodents due to which the pest stays away from the application. The product triggers an unpleasant reaction in case if the pest tries to gnaw away the application. After encountering the above-mentioned emotions, the animal instinctively perceives it with something it should stay away from and stores this information for future reference. The fact that certain rodents are repelled is mimicked by other rodents as well. Thus, the other rodents too stay away from the applications. The unpleasant experience is imprinted within the animal’s memory and passed on to its progeny.
The products are available in the form of a solid masterbatch, liquid concentrate, and lacquer.
The product available in the form of solid masterbatch can be incorporated into the polymeric applications like rexine seats, wires, and cables, etc. Thus, making the end application rodent resistant.
The product available in liquid concentrate can be diluted in paints and can be applied over the entire area of pest infestation by paints. It can be applied to the interior and exterior of the train carriages, painted on canteens, pantry, and dining area, waiting rooms, server rooms, platforms, etc. The liquid concentrate is compatible with all kinds of paints and solvents.
The already installed wires and cables, pipes, and other application can be coated with our lacquer to protect them from the pests gnawing on this application and thus preventing the damage. The lacquer is a transparent product and it does not wear off easily.
By using our products, you can get an effective and long-lasting solution against pest nuisance.
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