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Pune Railway Division Finds 50 Drinking Water Samples Unfit
Pune division tested 2,132 drinking water samples during August and September.
Fifty samples were initially found unfit for drinking.
The testing followed observations in a Comptroller and Auditor General report and Railway Board directives.
Inspections covered stations, railway colonies and workplaces across the division.
After corrective measures, all 50 samples were retested and found fit, according to the railway press release.
- Who
- The Pune division of Central Railway conducted the inspections and testing.
- What
- It tested 2,132 drinking water samples, found 50 initially unfit, took corrective measures and retested them as fit.
- Where
- At stations, railway colonies and workplaces in the Pune railway division.
- When
- The samples were tested in August and September; the findings were announced in a press release issued Tuesday.
- Why
- The drive followed observations in a Comptroller and Auditor General report and directives from the Railway Board.
Key facts
- Division
- Pune division of Central Railway
- Samples tested
- 2,132 drinking water samples
- Initially unfit
- 50 samples
- Testing period
- August and September
- Follow-up action
- Corrective measures were taken and the samples were retested.
- Retest result
- The 50 samples were found fit after retesting.
- Inspection locations
- Railway stations, colonies and workplaces
Sources
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