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Water, water everywhere, but how many brands are safe to drink? [1]

Unauthorised manufacturing units mushroom as consumption goes up by 15%

Areas abutting the city are increasingly dotted with packaged drinking water industrial units. A minimum of 30 plants have come up over the last year in the neighbouring districts. The rising demand for water this summer has also paved the way for the sale of sub-standard quality of water and operation of unauthorised units.

Publication Date: 
23/04/2012
K. Lakshmi [2]
Hindu (Chennai) [3]
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Chennai (T) [4], Bottled Water Industry [5], Drinking Water [6], Water Quality [7], Water Demand [8], Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS) [9], Groundwater [10], Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI) [11], Health Effects [12], Water Pollution [13], Tamil Nadu [14]
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