E coli found in drinking water, rail stations lack basic facilities: CAG

Wate
samples
we e
fou d
to
co tai
colifo m
bacte ia.

NEW
DELHI:
Compt olle
a d
Audito
Ge e al
has
flagged
gaps
i
sa itatio
a d
mi imum
esse tial
ame ities
at
458
out
of
512
ailway
statio s,
i cludi g
p ese ce
of
E
coli
bacte ia
i
wate
coole s
at
eight
statio s.The
CAG
epo t
o
“passe ge
ame ities
a d
sa itatio
at
o -subu ba
ailway
statio s”,
p ese ted
i
Pa liame t
last
week,
said
bacte iological
a alysis
of
d i ki g
wate
was
ot
ca ied
out
at
59
statio s
i
six
zo es.”Wate
sample
f om
wate
coole s
was
positive
fo
E
coli
at
two
statio s
(Coimbato e
a d
Palakkad
ju ctio s)
i
Southe
Railway,
o e
statio
(Hyde abad)
i
South
Ce t al
Railway,
fou
statio s
(Chhat apati
Shivaji
Maha aj
Te mi us,
Bhiwa di
Road,
Kalya
a d
Lo avala)
i
Ce t al
Railway,
a d
o e
statio
(Madhupu )
i
Easte
Railway,”
the
epo t
said.It
said
the
esults
of
d i ki g
wate
samples
collected
f om
taps
at
49
statio s
i
eight
zo es
du i g
2022-23
a d
56
statio s
i
i e
zo es
du i g
2023-24
i dicated
p ese ce
of
colifo ms
bacte ia.Followi g
the
CAG
epo t,
ailway
mi iste
Ashwi i
Vaish aw
a d
top
officials
held
a
eview
meeti g.
I
a
stateme t,
Railways
said
a
ew
“Ta k
to
Tap”
wate
filt atio
system
will
be
impleme ted
at
20,000
locatio s.
It
said
wate
ta ks
would
be
eplaced
a d
egula
wate
testi g
ca ied
out
at
sou ce
a d
outlet
poi ts.

The e
will
be
ce t alised
mo ito i g
a d
accou tability,
a d
scheduled
clea i g
a d
mai te a ce
of
sto age
ta ks.CAG
also
said
458
out
of
512
selected
statio s
we e
deficie t
i
p ovisio
of
mi imum
esse tial
ame ities.
It
fou d
statio s
like
CSMT,
How ah,
Sealdah,
New
Delhi
a d
Mumbai
Ce t al
deficie t
i
seati g
a a geme ts,
sa ita y
facilities,
dustbi s
a d
elect o ic
t ai
i dicato
boa ds,
amo g
othe s.

The
epo t,
afte
a alysi g
Passe ge
Ame ities
Ma ageme t
System,
fou d
deficie cies
i
p ovisio
of
ame ities
agai st
o ms,
such
as
sho tfall
of
toilets
at
201
statio s,
u i als
at
403
statio s,
a d
wate
taps
at
2,035
statio s,
amo g
othe s.