Hamirpur, Sept. 30 -- Deputy Commissioner Amarjeet Singh has directed officials of the Jal Shakti Department to ensure cleanliness and quality of drinking water in the district and to conduct more sampling and testing in the field.
While presiding over a meeting of the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) here today, he stressed there should be no laxity in maintaining drinking water quality.
The Deputy Commissioner stated that in addition to the regular water testing conducted by the Jal Shakti Department, field testing kits have been provided to all senior secondary and high schools, Anganwadi centres, gram panchayats, and about 1,575 village drinking water and sanitation committees in the district. These kits allow any...