The samples of drinking water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) have been found unfit for drinking, said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) today.
The MCD had collected 15,647 samples from all across the city, out of which 1,768 were found contaminated.
The fact was revealed in a meeting of standing committee of the corporation.
The meeting held discussions on the issue of water-borne diseases. The municipal health officials said that the samples had been collected till July 1.
In 2009, 2,345 samples collected by the health department were found unfit for drinking.
The standing committee chairman, Yogender Chandolia said that the DJB chairperson, Sheila Dikshit, should take immediate steps in this regard.
“We would request the Delhi government to provide safe drinking water to the people. We cannot issue any directions in this matter,” said Chandolia.
The civic body officials said the examination of water samples is done by the MCD and whenever any shortcoming found, it is brought to the notice of the Jal Board.
The city has reported 159 cases of diarrhoea so far while the figure for 2009 was 1,066. It also reported 53,959 cases of gastroenteritis and 359 cases of jaundice last year.
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