Archive · 30 Sep 2026
East Central Railway Begins Drive for Safe Drinking Water
East Central Railway has started a special campaign to make sure people have clean drinking water.
The campaign covers railway stations, offices and residential colonies.
Workers are checking tanks, taps, coolers, filters and pipes.
Health inspectors are testing water for chlorine, bacteria and chemicals.
They have already completed many tests in several railway divisions.
Samples are also being collected in the Samastipur and Pt.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya divisions.
If inspectors find a problem, railway staff are expected to fix it quickly.
The checks will continue until all five divisions have been inspected.
East Central Railway launched a campaign to check drinking water quality for passengers and railway employees.
Inspections cover water tanks, coolers, taps, filters, distribution points and pipelines at stations and residential colonies.
Health inspectors are conducting residual chlorine, bacterial culture and chemical tests against prescribed standards.
Danapur, Dhanbad and Sonpur divisions conducted 180, 980 and 346 tests respectively, according to the railway.
The campaign will continue across all five divisions until water points are inspected and deficiencies corrected.
- Who
- East Central Railway and its health inspectors.
- What
- A special campaign to inspect and test drinking water facilities and correct deficiencies.
- When
- The campaign is ongoing and will continue until all five divisions have been inspected.
- Where
- Railway stations, offices and residential colonies across East Central Railway’s five divisions.
- Why
- To ensure passengers and railway employees receive clean drinking water that meets prescribed standards.
- Agency
- East Central Railway
- Campaign focus
- Drinking water quality, facility inspections and corrective maintenance
- Danapur tests
- 180 tests: 177 residual chlorine, two bacterial culture and one chemical test
- Dhanbad tests
- 980 tests: 956 residual chlorine, 23 bacterial culture and one chemical test
- Sonpur tests
- 346 tests: 319 residual chlorine, 21 bacterial culture and six chemical tests
- Additional divisions
- Water samples are being collected in Samastipur and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya divisions
- Scope
- All five East Central Railway divisions