The document outlines Indian drinking water quality standards that specify permissible limits of various chemical and microbiological parameters in drinking water. It provides desirable and permissible limits according to IS 10500 for parameters like pH, turbidity, iron, arsenic, lead, total coliform and E.coli. It also describes potential health risks of exceeding limits for each parameter such as gastrointestinal illnesses, neurological effects, and cancer. Sources of contamination and recommended treatment methods to reduce the parameters are mentioned.