Water is important because it is essential to life on earth the most important and basic necessity for human life without water life can’t exist.
Humans can only live three days without water, though it is possible to live weeks without food.
With intent trapped this writer to commit whether the drinking water that is being made available for drinking purpose to its citizens or those who visit the state is safe for drinking as per norms under law.
But it did happen as he posed the counter query then why the potable water that is made available to the general masses by the authorities is not being used themselves for drinking .Is not act of discrimination he asked on the part of authorities being conducted in full view of the public in Government functions or for daily need authorities right from Governor down to who matters use bottled water.
This called for the attention to ponder whether drinking water which is known being used for drinking purpose from any source is subjected to analysis for free from any micro-organisms and parasites and from any substances which, in numbers or concentrations, constitute a potential danger to human health.
State cannot afford as a welfare State to have lackadaisical approach not to make sure drinking potable water is safe as per norms and water sources free from any contamination.
With the establishment of J&k State Pollution Control Board in the State, strengthened the belief of the public that hereafter the Potable Water being made available to the people is as per laid down norms.
Whose quality is subject to requires tests as per laid down norms before it is allowed to be supplied for the public uses.
Readers are apprised with the fact that State Pollution Control Board was established in the State in 1987 to ensure Prevention and Control of Water Pollution and the maintain or restoring of wholesomeness of water of rivers and streams, for maintain or restoring wholesomeness of such water courses and controlling the existing and new discharges of domestic and industrial waste.
Public Health Engineering Department do bleaching or chlorination at source take once in a while water sample from the source to be subject test, but it is its statutory duty to ensure standard of water being supplied is maintained up to the tap.