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Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will soon deploy armed security guards at all its water treatment plants and booster pumping stations across the city for strengthening security. The move comes in the wake of officials of Water Supply department of the civic body apprehending sabotage in the water treatment and supply infrastructure. In recent times, there have been reports of outsiders loitering in and around some water treatment plants and booster pumping stations. It is to be noted that armed security guards already exist at the Talla, Garden Reach and Palta water treatment plants. "We will have armed security guards at all five of our water treatment plants and 35 booster pumping stations..