Archive · 23 Sep 2026
NFR Intensifies Water Quality Checks Across Railway Premises
Northeast Frontier Railway is checking drinking water at its stations.
The checks help make sure the water is safe for passengers and workers.
On September 21, 2026, samples were taken at Guwahati and Kamakhya stations.
Scientists checked things such as pH, cloudiness, minerals, fluoride and chlorine.
They also tested some samples for harmful germs.
The Guwahati sample met the required physical and chemical limits.
The Kamakhya samples also met the available physicochemical limits.
Railway staff are cleaning tanks and repairing water equipment when needed.
Northeast Frontier Railway conducted intensive drinking-water monitoring at stations and railway premises.
Samples were collected at Guwahati and Kamakhya stations on September 21, 2026.
Guwahati’s Waiting Hall sample met specified physical and chemical safety limits.
Two filtered-water samples from Kamakhya station also met available physicochemical standards.
NFR is regularly cleaning tanks and maintaining water-supply equipment to address deficiencies promptly.
- Who
- Northeast Frontier Railway conducted the monitoring drives.
- What
- Officials collected and tested drinking-water samples for physical, chemical and bacteriological safety.
- When
- The latest samples were collected and tested on September 21, 2026.
- Where
- The testing covered Guwahati station and Kamakhya station, including specified waiting-hall and platform water points.
- Why
- The initiative aims to provide clean, hygienic and safe drinking water and identify problems promptly.
- Organization
- Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)
- Latest testing date
- September 21, 2026
- Locations
- Guwahati and Kamakhya stations
- Guwahati sample
- Collected from the Waiting Hall and found within specified physical and chemical limits
- Kamakhya samples
- Collected from Platform No. 1 Vat No. 3 and Platforms No. 2 and 3 Vat No. 2
- Testing areas
- Physical, chemical and bacteriological examinations
- Maintenance measures
- Regular cleaning of water tanks and maintenance of coolers, pipelines, taps and related installations