Railways is all set to introduce a system which will reduce water filling time from the existing 20 minutes to just 5 minutes at stations.
The system will be introduced next March at over 142 stations which already have the water filling system for trains. Recently, the rail board had also sanctioned Rs.300 crore for the project.
According to the plan prepared by the railways, water in long-distance trains used in toilets and washbasins are filled every 300-400 km, to ensure that there is adequate water in the coaches.
With the use of this quick watering system, a 24-coach train can be filled up within five minutes and multiple trains can be simultaneously watered at the same time.
The ministry has planned to install pumps of 40 horsepower to increase the water pressure.
