A joint inspection by the Health department and the Taliparamba municipality has revealed faecal contamination in drinking water supplied by a local private distributor. The inspection, aimed at preventing the spread of jaundice in the area, uncovered E. coli bacteria—commonly found in human faeces—in water samples collected from the distributor, identified as Jafar Drinking Water Supply. Although the supplier presented …
The Vembanad lake has been highly contaminated with faecal waste as a recent international study has recorded E.coli contamination of alarming levels in the waterbody. However, during the lockdown period, there was 99.8% decrease in the average abundance of E. coli, said A. Abdulaziz of NIO, who was the lead author of the scientific paper ‘The distribution of faecal contamination …
