Srinagar, Jan. 31 -- Jal Shakti (PHE) department in Kashmir has cautioned people against using the water of springs for drinking in the rural belts of central Kashmir after 92% samples were found contaminated with bacteria.

The office of the executive engineer of PHE, water supply division of Ganderbal and Srinagar districts, issued a notice saying that they found 37 out of 40 samples bacteriologically positive.

"Jal Shakti (PHE) rural water supply division Ganderbal/Srinagar carried out a massive drive of random sampling and testing of various springs across Ganderbal district wherein it has been found that 37 out of 40 samples collected are bacteriologically positive. As such, rendering those springs unfit for human consumption," the ...