South Western Railway says no drinking-water samples failed checks
South Western Railway said none of the drinking-water samples it tested were unfit. The checks covered residual chlorine, bacteriological factors and chemical parameters to assess water supplied to passengers and railway staff, according to a railway release.
South Western Railway said that no drinking-water samples tested by the railway were found to be unfit. The railway tested samples for residual chlorine, bacteriological parameters and chemical parameters, according to a release cited by The Hindu. The checks were intended to ensure that water supplied to passengers and railway staff was safe for consumption.
The supplied material does not state how many samples were tested, where they were collected or when the testing took place. It also does not provide the individual results for the three categories of checks or describe any additional measures taken by the railway.
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