Is Bottled Water Safe To Drink?

The suppliers of the bottled water sold in Nepal’s market have not been able to ensure their consumers the quality of their products. People doubt their safety and hesitate to buy such waters. Whose task is it to monitor the quality of such commodities, which are directly related with public health? Is only the concerned government body responsible for this? Whoever might be responsible for quality control, a matter that comes to alarm your concern is that there are bottled waters with innumerable brand names and price range. What puzzles one is the bargaining of their prices. There are a large number of water vendors at the bus parks or in the streets. The price can come down to almost half of the original amount if one has the skill to bargain. This kind of variation leads one to suspect the hygiene of the precious liquid.

Deepak Thapa
Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur