Pokhara, August 8 District Administration Office Kaski has sealed Dhital Natural Water Industry and Annapurna Water Industry after it detected coliform in the water distributed in the market.
DAO locked Dhital Natural Water Industry today while it shut down Annapurna Water Industry six days ago for distributing dirty water.
Consumers’ Forum Gandaki Province Chair Kapilnath Koirala said Annapurna Water Industry was sealed as the test showed coliform in the water sample collected from the industry.
Koirala said the water had bacteria that was fatal for human beings.
“We have started to take action against those alleged industries as such water could cause serious illness,” Koirala added.
DAO had sent the water sample from five water companies for test six days ago.
The test showed coliform in two water industries.
Dhital Natural Water Industry Proprietor Lil Bahadur Biswokarma said his industry was distributing around 400 jars of bottled water in the market on a daily basis.
Food Inspector Bhumika Pradhan said contaminated water causes diarrhoea and common cold.
A version of this article appears in print on August 09, 2018 of The Himalayan Times.