Delhi Jal Board Water is Not Potable’: Bureau of Indian Standards

NEW DELHI: Amid Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s claim that the Delhi Jal Board is providing pure water to the residents of the national capital, a report by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has said that the tap water in Delhi is not potable at all. Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, at a press conference here on Thursday, said that the water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board is not up to the standard of BIS. An investigation by the BIS showed that samples collected randomly from 11 areas in Delhi do not comply with the BIS standard and are not safe for drinking, Paswan said. “We want our water supply should match the global standard, but this is not happening,” Paswan added. He said, “this is not a matter of Central government. It relates to the Delhi Jal Board. The Chairman Kejriwal may have objections to it, but this is not an issue of allegations and counter-allegations. We just want to assert that the poor people in the national capital must get clean drinking water.” Paswan held a meeting of senior officials of the Delhi Jal Board, Municipal Corporations (NDMC), BIS, Union Jal Shakti and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to discuss the BIS report on Delhi water. (IANS)

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