Mumbai has topped the quality of tap water ranking released by Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on November 16, 2019.
Delhi is at the bottom, with all 11 samples failing on 19 parameters tested by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) which is under the aegis of the Consumer Affairs Ministry.
The Minister released the much-awaited investigation report of samples of drinking water taken from capitals of 20 states across the country in New Delhi.
According to the Union Minister, none of the samples drawn from Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram, Patna, Bhopal, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Gandhi Nagar, Lucknow, Jammu, Jaipur, Dehradun, Chennai and Kolkata complied with the requirements of the Indian Standard.
Mr. Paswan said, drinking water testing will be completed by January 15, next year in 100 smart cities.
The minister added that the government has set a target of providing piped water to every household by 2024 and it is working in this direction.
Testing was conducted to check Organoleptic and physical parameters and know the chemical and toxic substances and bacteriological quality besides virological and biological parameters.
