The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) issued a notice on Wednesday to the Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) Hyderabad managing director on finding the city's tap water unfit for human consumption. The notice reprimanded WASA for supplying poor quality water to Hyderabad's residents, after SEPA director-general Naeem Ahmed Mughal found two chambers out of six at the authority's dilapidated filtration plant inoperative during a visit. Further, he discovered, the water was not being chlorinated either, and the water being supplied was injurious for drinkers, he added. When samples from the plant's discharge point were tested, the water was found to be unfit for human consumption. A copy of the lab report was enclosed with the notice sent to WASA, which was directed to fix the malfunctioning plant within 15 days and provide safe, clean drinking water to Hyderabad's residents.

Source: The Express Tribune October 29, 2020 04:30 UTC