The Maharashtra government initiated a project to set up a water quality testing laboratory funded by the World Bank. The laboratory in Pune will coordinate with 30 other labs being established across the state. Now, because of these new testing facilities, water quality will be compulsorily tested twice a year, including after monsoons when contamination is most likely. The labs will check water against 18 factors to assess quality.

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MAHARASHTRA GOVT. PLANS FOR WATER TESTING LABS
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As the quality of drinking water is always been an issue of concern amongst common people
and government, Maharashtra government initiated a project to set up a laboratory to test
the quality of water, which is funded by the World Bank (WB). The WB officials are also
trying to understand the current requirements of the project.
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The functioning of the new laboratory will be handled by Groundwater Survey and
Development Agency (GSDA). The Pune-Headquartered lab will worked as centralized
system and co-ordinate with over 30 labs, which are to be established under the same
project.
Benefits of Water Testing Labs:
In Early days, drinking water was tested only either on receiving complaints or in case of
disease outbreak but now because of this new facility of 30 water testing labs, it is
SUMMARY:
Maharashtra government initiated a project to set up a laboratory to test the quality of
water, which is funded by the World Bank (WB). The WB officials are also trying to
understand the current requirements of the project. Now, because of this new facility of 30
water testing labs, it will be compulsory to test the water quality twice in a year.

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compulsory to test the water quality twice in a year. One scheduled of water testing will be
done after the monsoon, as there is a highest chance of water contamination.
Till now, there are very few water testing labs in the Maharashtra. And, only hospitals were
carrying out testing which is not sufficient for a state. But, now these new water testing labs
will check quality of water based on the 18 factors, which also includes checking of
concentration of fluorides, chlorides, and potash.
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testing-labs/ )
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