THE Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has revealed that it has no information on the number of mineral water bottles being disposed of in the city every day. In an RTI reply, the DPCC also said it has no clue about Bisphenol A, a potentially hazardous chemical used to coat plastic water bottles.
Near 27 per cent of packaged water samples have failed to meet the norms prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
It's a damning statistic Shining India will cringe at. Over 1,000 children under five die of diarrhoea every day in India. Every day. In effect, a number greater than every child you know. Think about it.
Leading packaged drinking water brands such as Bisleri, Bailey and Man- ickchand Oxyrich don't expect Ms Mamata Baner- jee's plans to sell cheap bot- tled drinking water to rail- way travellers to eat into their sales.
If you care about the environment, you may want to show that in the way you spend your money. These decisions could help steer us towards a truly green economy - but only if consumers and investors have a good idea of which companies have genuinely minimised their impact on the environment.
For selling water that does not conform to norms laid down by Bureau of Indian Standards
PENALISED: Chennai Corporation officials seal the packaged drinking water unit in Arumbakkam on Tuesday.
CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation on Tuesday sealed a packaged drinking water manufacturing unit in Arumbakkam for selling water packed in an unhygienic surrounding.
