Bottled Water Contamination

Hundreds fall ill after suspected water contamination in Jaipur locality

Hundreds of residents of the Sushilpura area here have fallen ill over the last week, allegedly due to sewage contamination of the drinking water supply, sparking a health scare. Several residents have reported similar symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain, nausea, and fever, with children and the elderly among the worst affected. Locals claim the crisis has impacted nearly every household, forcing many to rely on water tankers or buy packaged drinking water. Pooran Mal Kumawat, a resident, said his family has been unwell for several days. "We have all been suffering from diarrhoea and weakness. My wife even had to take injections," he said. Another resident, Janki Saini, said the situation has become increasingly difficult. "All three of my children are suffering from stomach pain and fever, and we are arranging water from outside," she said. Jagdish Sahu, who has spent thousands of rupees on medical treatment so far, highlighted the financial burden caused by the ..

'Nearly 5,000 homes surveyed amid water contamination crisis in Indore'

The water contamination incident in Indore's Bhagirathpura has sparked widespread criticism after it claimed several lives and affected many families

Is bottled water really safe? Karnataka tests raise serious concerns

Health Minister on Tuesday said that two-thirds of the bottled water samples collected for quality analysis from across the state are either totally unsafe or of poor quality

Pune civic body seals 30 water supply plants in wake of GBS outbreak

The Pune Municipal Corporation has sealed 19 private RO plants in Nanded village area, the epicentre of the Guillain-Barr Syndrome (GBS) outbreak, after tests confirmed water from these facilities was unfit for drinking, officials said. Four fresh cases of suspected GBS, a nerve disorder, were reported in Pune district on Wednesday, taking the overall tally in Maharashtra to 170, they said. The now-sealed privately owned reverse-osmosis (RO) plants, located in Dhayari-Nanded area, supplied bottled water to a large number of people in the vicinity. Following the crackdown, the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) water supply department announced plans to formulate standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent the distribution of contaminated water in the area. During the investigation of water samples collected from some privately run RO plants, it was found that water from 19 such RO plants operating in the Nanded and adjoining area was unfit for drinking. Accordingly, all these 1

Microplastics contaminate 90% bottled water globally, says report

Plastic was identified in 93 per cent of the samples. Particle concentration ranged from zero to more than 10,000 in a single bottle