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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Lead in PVC pipes is poisoning India's drinking water, but govt's done nothing in 2 years -Malavika Vyawahare

Lead in PVC pipes is poisoning India's drinking water, but govt's done nothing in 2 years -Malavika Vyawahare

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published Published on Mar 20, 2019   modified Modified on Mar 20, 2019
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PVC pipes use the heavy metal lead as a stabiliser, but efforts to regulate its use have failed — because of government lethargy and industry resistance.

New Delhi:
The dream of piped drinking water in every Indian household comes with a caveat — it could expose people to lead, a dangerous heavy metal.

Drinking water comes to most taps through polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes. Some cheap PVC pipes use lead stabilisers.

Experts say the risk of lead leaching from these pipes into drinking water is real, but efforts to regulate its use have yet to bear fruit, partly due to government lethargy and partly due to resistance from industry.

NGT demanded action in 2017

In May 2017, India’s apex environment court, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), said in its judgment that in view of “the potential adverse health effects due to presence of lead in water flowing through PVC pipes”, action be taken “expeditiously”.

It directed the environment ministry to set standards for the use of lead in PVC pipes within four months from May 2017, and come up with a phase-out plan. The response from the government, though, was far from expeditious.

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ThePrint.in, 19 March, 2019, https://theprint.in/india/lead-in-pvc-pipes-is-poisoning-indias-drinking-water-but-govts-done-nothing-in-2-years/207444/?fbclid=IwAR2mQsxByU5s-pBxiTXqw2gDIMHXZmw0f4r73Ldg5


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