As per a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) study, 11 samples of faucet water from the national capital bombed the BIS test. Consequently it reaffirmed that the capital city has the most contaminated water quality.
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Delhi’s water is officially toxic and not fit for direct consumption.
Other metros, like Kolkata and Chennai also flopped in nearly 10 out of 11 quality parameters.
Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said, “Mumbai tops the ranking released by the Bureau of Indian Standards for quality of tap water. Delhi at the bottom, with 11 out of 11 samples failing on 19 parameters.”
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Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological characteristics of water. It is a measure of the condition of water relative to the requirements of one or more biotic species and or to any human need or purpose. It is most frequently used by reference to a set of standards against which compliance, generally achieved through treatment of the water, can be assessed. The most common standards used to assess water quality relate to health of ecosystems, safety of human contact, and drinking water. Read More
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