{"id":38691,"date":"2021-03-15T04:57:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T04:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=38691"},"modified":"2021-03-15T04:57:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T04:57:04","slug":"water-quality-testing-framework-rolled-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/water-quality-testing-framework-rolled-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Water quality testing framework rolled out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Citizens can now get the water quality in their own taps tested at reasonable rates, as part of a monitoring framework rolled out by the Centre\u2019s flagship Jal Jeevan Mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cdrinking water quality testing, monitoring and surveillance framework and guidelines\u201d released mandate a network of National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited labs to be set up in every State, district and block over the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the panchayat level, teams of women in the village water and sanitation committees will be given field testing kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State governments can include private players as part of the network, but the Centre has capped tariffs to ensure that they remain within the reach of the common man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A package for all the 16 water quality parameters would cost \u20b9600. 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