Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation [GVMC] — Packaged water manufacturers in vizag

The following was first published in December 2015 by me.
How safe is our drinking water?
I welcome the article in today's news paper on this issue(3rd December 2015). I request the authorities to focus on drinking water suppliers including GVMC. If any one opens GVMC portal you will see the water analysis report of Sewage plants but not the potable water that is being supplied. There are so many drinking water packed sellers in the state, but none of them display the basic details like TDS, PH etc which is compulsory in any country out side India. Yet times I feel sorry for some one who drinks a polythene sack of water in the street corner with so much confidence, though the quality is not assured even by its manufacturer.
Finally, I would like to point out, after the state division no reliable water testing facilities are available in private sector in and around Visakhapatnam. Full pledged facility for base metals testing is in great demand in this part of AP.

22/02/2016
Happy to know from the news media (D.Chronicle 20th Feb16) that GVMC is planning to form a special squad to keep vigil on Water Manufacturers in the City. While appreciating this move of GVMC and request the authorities to keep acceptable Water standards in their Web site for public awareness.