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Western Railway tested 15,936 water samples for chlorine, all passed quality checks, say officials
Updated On: 21 October, 2026 07:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The monitoring drive was undertaken to ensure access to safe drinking water for passengers, railway employees and their families living in railway colonies, an official statement said

Western Railway said safe drinking water was an essential passenger amenity. Pic/WR
Western Railway on Wednesday said that it has reported a 100 per cent pass rate in more than 18,600 drinking water quality tests conducted across its railway stations and railway colonies between September 1 and October 20, 2026.
According to an official statement, Western Railway conducted 15,936 residual chlorine tests and 2,674 bacteriological tests during the period. All tests passed, indicating that the samples met the requirements assessed under the two testing categories.


