India -Hyderabad Water Board probe E.coli bacteria in water

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: In response to a DC report about the city’s water containing faecal bacteria or E.coli published on March 27, Water Board managing director B. Janardhan Reddy reviewed the quality of drinking water on Monday.

“Complaints about bad water in Kameshwar Rao Nagar of Saroor-nagar, Rajivnagar and Ambedkarnagar of Al-wal, Prince Bodyguard Lane of Malakpet and Church Colony, Gokul-nagar of Ramanthapur areas was rectified immediately and pres-ently potable water is being supplied,” the Water Board said.

According to Board officials, the Institute of Health Systems had tested 11,247 samples up to March 24. Seven were found to be unclean.

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