Production volume of bottled water in India FY 2015-2018

The production volume of bottled water amounted to over 845 million liters in the south Asian country of India during the fiscal year 2020. This was a significant decrease from the bottled water produced in the fiscal year 2015. Rail Neer - packaged drinking waterIndian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), a subsidiary of the Indian Railways handles the catering, tourism, and online ticketing operations. Rail Neer, a branded packaged drinking water, launched by IRCTC in 2003 exclusively caters to the rail commuters. The completely automated Rail Neer plants across the country together produced over 200 million packaged water bottles in the financial year 2018. Environmental concerns In a developing country like India, bottled water is a luxurious commodity that only certain sections of the community enjoy. Compared to other types of safe drinking water, such as boiled water or RO water, bottled water is of the utmost concern to the environment. Apart from the production stage, the plastic packaging of water also adds on to the plastic pollution woes. Moreover, the microplastics found in leading packaged water bottles are of a major health concern.

在2020财政年度，南亚国家印度的瓶装水产量高达超过8.45亿升。相较于2015财政年度生产的瓶装水，这一产量显著下降。Rail Neer（铁路泉水）——由印度铁路餐饮旅游公司（IRCTC）包装的饮用水，该公司是印度铁路的子公司，负责餐饮、旅游和在线票务运营。2003年，IRCTC推出的品牌包装饮用水Rail Neer，专门为铁路通勤者提供。遍布全国的完全自动化Rail Neer工厂在2018财年共生产了超过2亿瓶包装水。环境问题在像印度这样的发展中国家，瓶装水是一种奢侈品，只有社会的某些阶层能够享用。与煮沸水或反渗透水等其他类型的安全饮用水相比，瓶装水对环境的影响尤为严重。除了生产阶段外，水的塑料包装也加剧了塑料污染问题。此外，在主要品牌包装水瓶中发现的微塑料对健康构成了重大担忧。