Advisory Safe Drinking Water COVID Lockdown

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This comprehensive advisory was issued by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, to ensure safe and uninterrupted drinking water supply during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The advisory provides detailed directives to State Public Health Engineering Departments for augmenting water production and distribution capacity, implementing mandatory chlorination at treatment plants and distribution networks, and ensuring availability of field test kits for community-level water quality testing. It emphasizes the need for maintaining social distancing at water supply points, providing protective equipment to field staff, and establishing dedicated helplines for water supply related grievances. The document also addresses concerns regarding faecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and references Supreme Court observations on the fundamental right to clean drinking water.