Shimla, Jan. 6 -- Out of 2,16,382 water samples tested by the Himachal Jal Shakti department, in 2025, only five samples were found unsuitable for consumption, said department's engineer-in-chief Anju Sharma on Monday, adding that the testings were done in the department labs.

Sharma shared the information during a review meeting of the department. Sharma shared that as many as 1,71,250 water samples have been tested through Field Testing Kits (FTKs),water samples from 21,392 drinking water sources and 15,611 villages have been tested and 18,784 sanitary surveys of drinking water sources have been conducted in rural areas by the department through Block Resource Coordinators (BRCs), grass root level field teams and Village Water Sanitati...