{"id":13098,"date":"2026-08-16T22:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13098"},"modified":"2026-08-16T22:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:37:02","slug":"e-coli-found-in-drinking-water-rail-stations-lack-basic-facilities-cag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13098","title":{"rendered":"E coli found in drinking water, rail stations lack basic facilities: CAG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133283893,imgsize-73593,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/drinking-water.jpg\" alt=\"E coli found in drinking water, rail stations lack basic facilities: CAG\" title=\"Water samples were found to contain coliform bacteria.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Water samples were found to contain coliform bacteria.\">Water samples were found to contain coliform bacteria.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General has flagged gaps in sanitation and minimum essential amenities at 458 out of 512 railway stations, including presence of E coli bacteria in water coolers at eight stations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The CAG report on &#8220;passenger amenities and sanitation at non-suburban railway stations&#8221;, presented in Parliament last week, said bacteriological analysis of drinking water was not carried out at 59 stations in six zones.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;Water sample from water coolers was positive for E coli at two stations (Coimbatore and Palakkad junctions) in Southern Railway, one station (Hyderabad) in South Central Railway, four stations (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Bhiwandi Road, Kalyan and Lonavala) in Central Railway, and one station (Madhupur) in Eastern Railway,&#8221; the report said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>It said the results of drinking water samples collected from taps at 49 stations in eight zones during 2022-23 and 56 stations in nine zones during 2023-24 indicated presence of coliforms bacteria.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Following the CAG report, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and top officials held a review meeting. In a statement, Railways said a new &#8220;Tank to Tap&#8221; water filtration system will be implemented at 20,000 locations. It said water tanks would be replaced and regular water testing carried out at source and outlet points. There will be centralised monitoring and accountability, and scheduled cleaning and maintenance of storage tanks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>CAG also said 458 out of 512 selected stations were deficient in provision of minimum essential amenities. It found stations like CSMT, Howrah, Sealdah, New Delhi and Mumbai Central deficient in seating arrangements, sanitary facilities, dustbins and electronic train indicator boards, among others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The report, after analysing Passenger Amenities Management System, found deficiencies in provision of amenities against norms, such as shortfall of toilets at 201 stations, urinals at 403 stations, and water taps at 2,035 stations, among others.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/e-coli-found-in-drinking-water-rail-stations-lack-basic-facilities-cag\/articleshow\/133283882.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water samples were found to contain coliform bacteria. NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General has flagged gaps in sanitation and minimum essential amenities at 458 out of 512 railway stations, including presence of E coli bacteria in water coolers at eight stations.The CAG report on &#8220;passenger amenities and sanitation at non-suburban railway stations&#8221;, presented in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drinking-water.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Water samples were found to contain coliform bacteria. 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