Draft standard for drinking water supply
September 4 , 2020
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- The Bureau of Indian Standards has prepared a draft standard for the supply of piped drinking water.
- It has been named “Drinking Water Supply Quality Management System-requirements for piped drinking water supply service”.
- The draft was prepared by the BIS Public Drinking Water Supply Services Sectional Committee.
- The draft was developed with the aim to provide safe and adequate drinking water to rural households by 2024.
- It gives standards to the limit of substances in drinking water.
- This includes heavy metals such as arsenic and pH of the water, dissolved salts, colour, odour and turbidity.
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