Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is in process of establishing a permanent water quality monitoring network in rural areas to monitor changes in drinking water quality and groundwater levels.
On the basis of available information about quality of drinking water, water conditioning and filtration unit will be designed and installed for the provision of safe drinking water in problem areas, said an official of the Ministry here on Sunday. The official said the safe availability of water would help reduce incidence of water borne diseases and extra expenditure in health sector resulting overall improvement in socio-economic of the country.
He said the water quality monitoring network in rural areas is aimed at suggesting remedial measures for improving the quality of water for various uses. He said the water monitoring system has been successfully established in urban areas under a programme and now it has been extended to the rural areas, holding about 65 percent population of the country, he added.