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Only 29 Water Testing Laboratories established out of 50 One year on, PHE fails to achieve goal of WTL 3/20/2015 11:51:17 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 20: Only 29 Water Testing Laboratories have been established out of 50 in Jammu province till date even as the deadline for the same has expired. As per PHE data the department had started work of proposed 50 water testing laboratories in which only 29 has been completed till date and 21 laboratories are still under process. "In PHE City Division-I Jammu, there had four testing laboratories to be established but only has functional and remaining three under process, followed by PHE City Division-II Jammu, three to be established but only one is fully functional and remaining two waiting for tender till date," data stated. PHE Rural Division Jammu, out of three, two have been work under execution and one waiting for tender. PHE Division Akhnoor, out of three only a functional, one is waiting for equipments and another's work under execution. Data further stated that PHE Division Samba, only a functional, construction up to plinth level and tendering under process of third laboratories. Similarly other division laboratories also few completed and some under process since the project has been taken up by PHE department. Sources informed that Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India had issued directions to Jammu and Kashmir Public Health Engineering (JKPHE) to establish Water Testing Laboratories at Sub division Level and also made them functional. But after lapse of nearly one and half year, only three laboratories have been completed and work on twenty six remaining is on snail's pace. "The establishment of Water Testing laboratories at sub division level was made mandatory by Union government, keeping into consideration the fact that nearly 66 percent of Jammu and Kashmir population had been consuming contaminated water, "Sources stated. Chief Engineer of PHE department, Sushil Aima, could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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