KANPUR: Kanpur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is contemplating to take action against illegal drinking water plants and vendors selling contaminated water to check water-borne diseases.
Health officer Dr Ajay Sankhvar said KMC has directed potable water sellers to get examined the water they are selling in order to check water-borne diseases as monsoon is likely to touch the city soon, a source said.
Dr Sankhvar said that KMC had received complaints that some vendors in the name of mineral water were selling water in pouches and cans taken from submersible pumps or from direct supply of the jalkal department.
“Some vendors are selling water taken from contaminated sources which is consumed by people unknowingly”, he said.
“KMC is going to identify the illegal plants and take action against them.
Teams will be formed at the zonal level to identify the illegal plants and vendors.
Once they are identified, KMC will take action against them”, the health officer further said.
As per rules, the licensed plants too are required to get the water sample of their pants tested every six months.
They can get the samples of the water source tested either at the KMC lab or at any other government lab, he added.
The health officer has appealed to the people to consume only tested water to protect them from water borne diseases.
“Water borne diseases are quite common during the rainy season when the underground gets polluted.
The people, therefore, should avoid consuming water sold by pettu vendors and by illegal plants”, he added.