There is no such thing as a free lunch, or a water train. The train, that has now become the symbol of emergency measures being undertaken in the country to battle widespread drought, had been dispatched to Maharashtra's drought-hit Latur twice so far. But evidently, it doesn't come cheap. The railways has sent a Rs four crore bill for the train to the district administration. "We have sent the bill to the Latur district collector as per the administration's request," Central Railway's general manager SK Sood said. "It is up to the district administration whether to pay us or seek waiver of the amount, through proper channels. We sent the water transport bill as per their request," he said. The Ministry of Railways also clarified that it hadn't billed the state government and had shared the costs with it:

News about seeking payment for Jaldoot is completely false. The cost of operations is shared with the State government on their request

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) May 12, 2016