Question

You are a member of the municipal body of your town. Make a list of the measures that would help your town to ensure the supply of clean water to all its residents.

Answer 1

A list of measures that can be taken to ensure the supply of clean water to the residents are:

• Ensure proper water treatment procedures to make it free from all the contaminating agents like microbes, chemical agents, and even physical agents.
• Ensure checking of functioning of water treatment plants at regular intervals.
• Make sure that the pipelines supplying tap water are properly maintained and checked for corrosion, leakages, etc. at regular intervals.
• Law enforcement for waste disposal on industries, as they dispose of harmful and at times radioactive chemicals which are a threat to humans as well as aquatic and terrestrial life.
• Ensure that the main source of water supply for each society or building must be cleaned at regular intervals and maintained in clean surroundings.
• Organize an awareness program that highlights the importance of clean water and also gives ways to have clean drinking water which follows the international standards.
• Other feasible chemical methods like chlorination can also be employed.