Ranchi Faces Health Risk Due to Dilapidated Water Treatment Plant

Brief By Newsbrief / 5:21 PM on 02 Jan 2026

After Indore’s contaminated water tragedy, a similar danger is looming in Ranchi due to the deteriorating Rukka Water Treatment Plant. Built in the 1960s, the plant has outlived its lifespan, with 11 of its 20 filter beds defunct. As a result, over three lakh residents are receiving unfiltered, muddy water, raising fears of a major health outbreak.

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