507 of 6,922 water samples unsafe to drink in North Delhi

[Ronan Kelly]

Over 500 water samples found unsafe
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 17
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has reported contamination of water in a recent survey conducted by the civic agency in 12 zones.

Leader of the House in the NDMC Mahender Nagpal today said that in a survey, 6,922 samples were collected for testing from all the 12 zones of the three corporations. Out of them, 507 samples were found unsafe to drink. The samples were collected by the Public Health Department of the corporation till May 11. Of the total 507 failed samples, 487 were from six zones of north Delhi where 3,387 samples were collected. Whereas in a joint testing with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), only 128 samples, out of total 1,565 (including 127 failed samples from total 860 samples of north Delhi) failed the test.
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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: 507 of 6,922 water samples unsafe to drink in North Delhi

North most affected by polluted water supply
STAFF REPORTER

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation, among all the three municipal corporations, is the most affected by the problem of polluted water supply. Over 7.3 per cent of the samples -- 507 out of the 6,922 -- from the three corporations failed the test which was carried out by the Public Health Department of NDMC. The largest number of failed water samples -- 487 samples out of 3,387 ? was also from this corporation.

The percentage of failed water samples went up when the samples were tested jointly by the municipal corporation in collaboration with the Delhi Jal Board. Over 8.1 per cent, or 128 out of 1,565 water samples, failed the joint test.
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