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Contamination of K’taka drinking water down
The Morning Standard
|February 15, 2026
Samples show promise
CONTAMINATION in Karnataka’s drinking water has shown a marked decline over the last three years, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti on February 12.
The number of samples found non-compliant with prescribed quality standards has fallen steadily. Chemical contamination cases dropped from 24,917 in 2023-24 to 17,261 in 2024-25 and further to 10,911 in 2025-26 (as on date). Bacteriological contamination has seen an even sharper fall—from 4,670 in 202324 to 2,574 in 2024-25 and just 452 so far in 2025-26.
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