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Drinking water quality in city good, says corporation

Staff Correspondent

Water samples tested for safety conform to standards

MYSORE: The Mysore City Corporation Commissioner, A.B. Ibrahim, on Tuesday allayed fears over the quality of drinking water being supplied to the public. He said that the Mysore Agenda Task Force (MATF) has been misleading the public over the quality of water.

Speaking to presspersons, Mr. Ibrahim said that the samples of drinking water being supplied to the city has been tested for quality and safety at the Central Food Technological and Research Institute (CFTRI) and Sri Jayachamarajendra College Engineering (SJCE).

It has been found that the water is safe for consumption. He said that the members of the MATF were misusing their position by making false allegations against the corporation.

He said: "We are drawing samples of drinking water supplied to the city from 10 different locations every day and sending it to the laboratories for testing. The reports have proved that the water being supplied to the city is safe."

WHO norms

Mr. Ibrahim said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has fixed the turbidity levels of water at 10 per cent. The water samples sent for testing conform to this norm, he said.

While the maximum permissible limit of hardness was 300 parts per million, the city is being supplied with water that has a hardness of 160 parts per million.

If the maximum permissible limit of total dissolved salts is 500 mg a litre, the city water supply records 300 mg a litre.

Mr. Ibrahim added that the maximum prescribed limit of chlorine content is 250 mg a litre, and the laboratory report confirms the presence of less than 35 mg of chlorine per litre.

The presence of sulphates, nitrates and fluorides in the water is also within the prescribed limits, he added.

Lamenting that the MATF is not taking the corporation into confidence before making their findings public, Mr. Ibrahim said that the findings should be backed with scientific and technical reports.

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