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Eastern Railway Launches 15-Day Special Drive for Safe Drinking Water in Malda Division
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News18•21-09-2026, 15:46
Eastern Railway Launches 15-Day Special Drive for Safe Drinking Water in Malda Division
- •Eastern Railway has initiated a special campaign in Malda Division to ensure safe, clean, and reliable drinking water for passengers and railway employees.
- •Inspections, repairs, and cleaning of drinking water facilities are underway at stations, railway colonies, and workplaces.
- •Out of 1,548 identified water tanks, 527 have been cleaned and disinfected, with the remaining targeted for completion by October 15.
- •A special campaign from August 20 to September 3 inspected and cleaned 119 water coolers, checking cooling systems, leakage, earthing, and RCCB protection.
- •To enhance reliability, 1,414 meters of damaged water pipelines and 1,716 damaged water tap connections have been replaced in the 2026-27 financial year.
Key Questions Answered
The target date for completing the cleaning and disinfection of the remaining water tanks in Malda Division is October 15, 2026.
A special campaign examined a total of 119 water coolers, checking their tanks, bodies, cooling systems, leakages, earthing, and RCCB protection.
Out of the 105 stations in Malda Division, drinking water is supplied via hand tube wells at 30 stations and deep tube wells at 75 stations.
