Children's Hospital tap water found adulterated

LAHORE -Drinking water of the Lahore Children's Hospital, the only institute providing treatment to minors in Punjab, has been found adulterated with coliform bacteria, The Nation has learnt.

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) declared the hospital's water contaminated after its report tested the sample of the drinking water positive with coliform bacteria.

The Environment Protection Agency's laboratory staff collected drinking water sample from the Children's Hospital tap, which was later analysed chemically and bacteriologically in the EPA laboratory.

According to the analysis report the water has been found adulterated with coliform bacteria. The EPA in its report clearly states, "Water is not fit for human consumption".