2 min readNew DelhiApr 21, 2016 08:37 AM IST
First published on: Apr 20, 2016 at 09:57 AM IST
Four year old Mujjamil Sayyed climbs the Jaldoot minutes after it pulled in at Latur railway station. His father Jainuddin said Mujjamil was since past days insisting that he wanted to see water coming out of the train. Picture by Manoj More
A 50-wagon train carrying 25 lakh litres of water that left Miraj in Sangli district of Maharashtra on Tuesday reached Latur on Wednesday morning. The train traveled a distance of 342 kilometers to bring water to the drought hit Latur city.
The same train has made nine trips in the past to Latur bringing 5 lakh litre water each time. Latur city mayor Akhtar Mistry, Municipal Commissioner Sudhakar Telang, the local politicians, people and activists had made elaborate arragements to welcome the “Jaldoot” express specially commissioned from Kota in Rajasthan to carry water for around 5 lakh people in the parched Latur city.
Watch Video | Video Of Water Train Arriving In Latur
The Jaldoot first made its experimental trip on April 11. The train faced clearance problem due to the single line section from Miraj to Latur.
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However, the railways then pulled out all stops to ensure the train was given all the due clearance to its onward journey. While the Solapur division of Central Railways ensured that Jaldoot Express moved on the tracks without any hitch, the Pune division took care of the loading of water at the Miraj railway station.
The water is being brought through a 4-km closed pipeline from railway jackwell located on the banks of Krishna river to the water treatment plant at Miraj. From the plant, it goes to Haider Khan well, which is at a distance of 2.5 km. From the well to the yard, the water travels through a closed pipeline into the wagons.
Krishnat Patil, operational manager, Pune Division, said they planned to run a 50-wagon train every day until the monsoon. The 50-wagon train will carry 25 lakh litres of water, equivalent to 450 tankers
Four year old Mujjamil Sayyed climbs the Jaldoot minutes after it pulled in at Latur railway station. His father Jainuddin said Mujjamil was since past days insisting that he wanted to see water coming out of the train. Picture by Manoj More
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