India, Sept. 20 -- Following the discovery of bacteria in water-cooler samples at eight railway stations across four zones in Maharashtra, the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will question railway officials in Mumbai on September 23 regarding drinking-water quality and deficiencies in passenger amenities.

The PAC is expected to seek details on the frequency of water testing, the agencies responsible for certifying water quality and the corrective measures taken after contaminated samples were detected. Officials may also be asked whether the affected drinking-water facilities were taken out of service and when they were restored after remedial work.

The scrutiny follows the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabl...