The train carrying 5 lakh litre of water, has reached Latur in Marathwada region, as the region was battling with worst drought ever, the train reached its destination after 18 hours of journey on Tuesday morning.
The carrying capacity of this train is 54,000 litres of waters per wagon. Train left from Miraj in Western Maharashtra at around 11 am yesterday and reached Latur at 5am today.
The district administration has decided to store the water in a huge well located near Latur and will later supply to the town.
On 8th April, the train had left from Kota workshop for Miraj in Pune division, and the second train consisiting of 50wagons is expected to be ready around April 15th, said a railway officer.
“As per instructions from the Ministry of Railways, Kota workshop received two goods trains consisting of 50 tank wagons each for deployment in drought-affected areas of Latur during the summer season and the trips of the trains will be arranged as per the requirement,” he said.
Meanwhile Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal has offered to help the drought affected Maharashtra region.
