To print: Click here or Select File and then Print from your browser's menu
|
|
Quality of water comes under scanner as ministry to make BIS mandatory
|
|
Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
|
|
The quality of water distributed by municipalities in India has come under scanner as the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has made its intention clear to initiate a ‘Swachh Pani Abhiyan or Clean Water Mission.’ Under this programme, the ministry is planning to make Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms for drinking water mandatory to regulate its safety.
|