In a bid to create awareness about contaminated drinking water amongst the people of Kerala, food safety officials have geared up for an effective inspection on the basis of poor standards of drinking water in various corners of the state.The portable water, which particularly comes from the sources in the eastern region of districts like Puthencruz and Muvattupuzha, were inspected by a team led by Ajith Kumar, recently following a tip-off regarding the standards of water and the tankers carrying it. “We collected samples from around fourteen tankers as well as from the sources. These have been sent for the bacteriological and chemical tests,” he said, adding that the eight tankers which were inspected at Thiruvankulam were heading with water to various parts of Kochi.Not only this, he mentioned that the inspection was mainly conducted on the basis of reports of various waterborne diseases like jaundice and hepatitis E and A in these areas.According to media reports, there had been allegations made from various corners on the standards of the drinking water. Some even claimed that the tankers, which were ideally meant for carrying portable water, also tranported septic waste, and that some distributors had also violated distribution norms.He then opined that it will become easier for the officials to take action against such violators and penalise the errant distributors when the Food Safety and Standards Act comes into force.
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