E coli Bacteria Found in Railway Water | CAG Report Raises Safety Concerns |UPSC|Drishti IAS English @DrishtiIASEnglish
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A recent CAG audit of Indian Railways has raised serious concerns over passenger amenities, drinking-water quality, delayed works, and monitoring at railway stations. The audit, covering 2019โ€“20 to 2023โ€“24, found that only 54 out of 512 audited stations โ€” around 11% โ€” had all Minimum Essential Amenities (MEA) as prescribed.
In this video, we explain the key findings of the CAG report, including the detection of E. coli in drinking-water samples from water coolers at eight railway stations. The affected stations include Coimbatore, Palakkad Junction, Hyderabad, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Bhiwandi Road, Kalyan, Lonavala, and Madhupur.
The audit further highlighted concerns over drinking-water testing and monitoring. Chemical analysis was not conducted by health inspectors at 179 stations, while testing was not carried out at the prescribed frequency at 77 stations. Moreover, all parameters under the Uniform Drinking Water Quality Protocol were not tested at any of the 512 selected stations.

This topic is highly relevant for UPSC Prelims and Mains, especially GS Paper 2, Governance, Public Administration, Infrastructure, Public Health, Accountability, Government Schemes, and Current Affairs. It is also useful for State PCS and other competitive examinations.



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