Selaulim water gets clean chit on manganese
PANAJI: Potable water supplied through the Selaulim water treatment plant is safe for consumption with the manganese content within permissible limits, states the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) water quality report. The board conducted analyses from April to July, following complains. The analyses were carried out at the board's laboratory in Panaji and at the Margao-based Italab (Goa) Pvt Ltd, approved by the ministry of environment and forests. On Tuesday, GSPCB chairman Jose Manual Noronha told TOI that the manganese levels found were within WHO-specified limits for drinking water. While the content in April was 0.10 mg/litre, it was 0.05 mg/litre in May, 0.07 mg/litre in June and 0.04 mg/litre in July. The background document for development of WHO guidelines for drinking-water quality notes that concentrations below 0.05 mg/litre are usually acceptable to consumers, although this may vary with local circumstances. GSPCB, meanwhile, has recommended that the governme