Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said tea will be sold in eco-friendly ‘Kulhads’ (earthen cups) instead of plastic cups at all railway stations in the country.

Speaking at an event organized at the Digawara railway station in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, the minister said the initiative will be the contribution of the Railways towards a plastic-free India.

He added as tea is being given in ‘Kulhads’ at nearly 400 railway stations in the country today, and in future, it is our planning that tea will be sold only in ‘Kulhads’ at all the railway stations in the country. This will be the contribution of the Railways towards a plastic-free India. ‘Kulhad’ saves the environment and lakhs of people get employment from it. The minister said before addressing this gathering, he was having tea in a ‘Kulhad’ and the taste was really different.