Kovvur, May 10: A six-year-old girl died after she allegedly drank contaminated water supplied from a municipal tap in West Godavari on Monday.

Sheik Ameena Begum, a resident of Rama Colony of Ward No. 1, drank the water on Sunday and started vomiting by night. She died while being shifted to Rajahmundry for better medical treatment on Monday morning, said her father Sheik Imam Basha.

K Narasimha Murthy, May 5, Kolar:

The blazing summer in the district has seen a spurt in the sale of packaged water in the form of pouches which are the most common and cost-effective thirst-quenchers. But of late, consumers are becoming more concerned about the quality of water the pouches contain.

P M Raghunandan, Bangalore, May 5, DHNS:

Those planning to settle down in and around Devanahalli near Bangalore City in coming days, may have to depend on treated water -- even for drinking purpose.

S Lalitha, May 5, Bangalore, DHNS:

Bangaloreans making use of freshly pumped borewell water for drinking purposes need to put an abrupt end to the practice.

Despite intermittent showers, marginal increase in Periyar dam level

THENI: Despite intermittent showers and marginal increase in storage level in Periyar dam, lifeline for Theni and four southern districts, acute drinking water crisis has been haunting several municipalities, town and village panchayats in the district for the past 15 days.

PUDUCHERRY: Member of Legislative Assembly S.P. Sivakumar has urged the Public Works Department (PWD) to come out with a detailed report on the status and quality of drinking water in the town area.

In a press release, Mr. Sivakumar said the quantity of drinking water being supplied across the town was scarce. The water was murky and residents feared that sewage had mixed with drinking water.

BUTTERMILK, COOL DRINKS IN PLASTIC PACKETS, INSTANT DOSA, IDL MIXES, PACKAGED SAMOSAS AND PUFFS ALSO ON THE BANNED LIST

City Corporation on Thursday gave its approval to ban sale of drinking water, buttermilk and cool drinks in plastic sachets citing poor quality within its limits.

Gargi Parsai

NEW DELHI: About 1.80-lakh rural habitations are afflicted by poor water quality leading to serious health problems such as cancer and fluorosis that damages bones, teeth and muscles.

Tamil Nadu Packaged Drinking Water Manufacturers' Association voices concern

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation Council on Thursday passed a resolution seeking a ban on drinking water sachets in the city.

Coliform bacteria, faecal matter

Mayor M. Subramanian said the drinking water sold in polythene sachets in the city had been found to contain coliform bacteria and faecal matter.

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.