Kolkata Police to take strict action against unlicensed manufacturers of packaged water

NewsBharati    20-Feb-2018
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Kolkata, February 20: After facing a bad public health crisis regarding the enteric disease, Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee to take strict action against unlicensed manufacturers of packaged water. While packaged waters are supposed to be safer for health, a recent test in Kolkata found Coliform bacteria from a sample of packaged water. Even officials of KMC have raided several stores selling packaged water.

"I have spoken to the police commissioner. Teams will be formed to raid the manufacturing units of companies that sell packaged water," Chatterjee said on Monday. Kolkata Corporation officials on Friday collected water samples from local companies that produce packaged drinking water in affected areas.

In last year, state’s Enforcement Brunch(EB) raided many water production units. There they found many units used to pack tap water and then sell it as mineral water. In many suburbs near Kolkata, you can get 20 liters water at 30 Rs which is very cheap to compared market rates.

Mayor Sovan Chatterjee on Thursday announced “packaged water" might be the reason for the outbreak of diarrhea denying any contamination in municipality supply water. Local media reports say nearly 2,000 patients admitted to the two infectious diseases hospitals in the city.

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