Food purity is Ram's responsibility: 1 room, 1 officer...Patna and other 7 districts are responsible for checking adulteration in food items.

The purity of the food being served on the plates of millions of people in Patna and seven other districts rests solely on Ram's trust. The Food Safety Department, which is responsible for cracking down on adulteration, itself is struggling with a severe shortage of resources. The department lacks both a proper office to sit in and adequate equipment to safely store food samples taken for testing. Work from 7 districts is being managed from just a 150 square feet room, while the entire region...