By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Aug 22: At a time when the state government is contemplating a massive water supply scheme in the New Shillong Township, the situation in the capital city remains grim with non-potable water being supplied to the residents.
After receiving complaints from the public about the quality of drinking water, the FKJGP on Tuesday collected water samples from 51 different localities across Shillong and handed them over to the State Food Testing Laboratory at the Pasteur Institute for a quality check.
Residents of various localities in Shillong have been complaining about getting “muddy” water unfit for human consumption.
FKJGP president Dundee Khongsit said, “We gave two samples from each locality – one for the bacteria count and the other for the amount of heavy metal present. The results are expected after 15 days,” he said.
“We will urge the government to fix the issue if the report is found to be negative,” Khongsit said.