Coimbatore: The city police department have set up a drinking water treatment plant to sell purified mineral water at subsidized a rate to police personnel. The water treatment plant was set up at the police recruitment school (PRS) campus at a cost of Rs 4.15 lakhs. Police personnel can fill a 20-litre water can for just Rs 5 from the plant.
Police sources said that as many as 500 city police personnel, 150 rural police personnel and 50 armed reserve police personnel are residing along with their families at the police quarters located in the PRS campus. The police quarters were maintained by the armed reserve police officials. The 700 families were facing shortage of drinking water and were buying mineral water can from private companies, which sold a 20ltr can for about Rs35 -40.
So the police department set up the plant to supply clean mineral water to police families at a subsidized rate. On Wednesday, director general of police Ashok Kumar inaugurated the plant. "Now police families can avail treated mineral water at subsidised rates," said city police commissioner A Amalraj.
Sources added that the plant was drawing water from bore wells and treating it. "The water is treated through reverse osmosis and ozonated also. A one litre bottle of mineral water will be sold for Rs7 and 300ml bottle for Rs4. The sticker on the water bottle will display the Coimbatore city police icon and will be circulated only within the PRS campus. It won't be sold at other places," said Amalraj.
Two women police constable have been deployed in the water plant and the plant will daily operate from 7am to 7pm.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
Police sources said that as many as 500 city police personnel, 150 rural police personnel and 50 armed reserve police personnel are residing along with their families at the police quarters located in the PRS campus. The police quarters were maintained by the armed reserve police officials. The 700 families were facing shortage of drinking water and were buying mineral water can from private companies, which sold a 20ltr can for about Rs35 -40.
So the police department set up the plant to supply clean mineral water to police families at a subsidized rate. On Wednesday, director general of police Ashok Kumar inaugurated the plant. "Now police families can avail treated mineral water at subsidised rates," said city police commissioner A Amalraj.
Sources added that the plant was drawing water from bore wells and treating it. "The water is treated through reverse osmosis and ozonated also. A one litre bottle of mineral water will be sold for Rs7 and 300ml bottle for Rs4. The sticker on the water bottle will display the Coimbatore city police icon and will be circulated only within the PRS campus. It won't be sold at other places," said Amalraj.
Two women police constable have been deployed in the water plant and the plant will daily operate from 7am to 7pm.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
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