Guidelines for safe drinking water in India

Every citizen has the right to clean and safe drinking water. Unfortunately, the natural resource that aids in the survival of life on Earth has become dangerously contaminated. According to an NSO report, two-thirds of Indian homes drink unsafe and untreated water. Only 8% of households boil water before drinking it, which is inefficient at removing contaminants. Every country must achieve this goal by 2030, according to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Taking this into consideration, the Bureau of Indian Standards has developed a specific guideline for safe drinking water.

STANDARD FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has established drinking water quality standards in India in order to provide people with safe drinking water. It is critical that drinking water sources be tested at regular intervals to ensure that the water meets the prescribed standards or not, and if not, the extent of contamination/unacceptability, as well as the necessary follow-up.

In 2005, the Ministry of Water Resources of the Government of India issued another water quality guideline. The Uniform Protocol for Water Quality Monitoring is what this is called. The rising risk of geogenic and anthropogenic contamination has necessitated the foregoing.

WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF BIS FOR SETTING STANDARDS OF DRINKING WATER?

The Bureau of Indian Standards adopted the standard with the following goals in mind:

• 1. To evaluate the quality of water resources and the effectiveness of water treatment and supply by the appropriate authorities.
• 2. They apply to drinking water supplied by various Authorities/Agencies/Departments of State Governments and the Central Government throughout the country.
• 3. They also apply to water supplied for human consumption by non-government or private agencies in any part of the country.

The BIS's most recent drinking water specifications According to BIS 1500-2012, the acceptable limit of bacteria and other major contamination is as follows:

In the absence of an alternate source, this standard specifies the acceptable and permissible limits. It is recommended that the acceptable limit be implemented because values above those listed under 'Acceptable' render the water unsuitable. However, in the absence of an alternative source, such a value may be tolerated. If the value exceeds the limits specified under 'permissible limit in the absence of an alternate source,' the sources must be rejected.

Pesticide residue limits and test methods included in the document are based on consumption patterns, persistence, and available manufacturing data. Wherever possible, the limits have been set in accordance with WHO guidelines.

From the standpoint of chemical and microbial risk, the provision of safe drinking water with the goal of health protection is more important in rural India. The most effective way to ensure safe drinking water is to implement a water safety plan that effectively uses water quality data to plan preventive and corrective actions.

With the importance of ensuring drinking water quality in mind, the Government of India has set aside 3% of state allocations for the National Rural Drinking Water Program (NRDWP) for water quality monitoring and surveillance.

This protocol serves as a guide for aspects such as the minimum infrastructure required for building space, manpower, instrumentation, sampling and testing procedures, and so on. This will contribute to the prevalent urgent need to strengthen and establish laboratories in order to ensure the quality of drinking water.

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