Although it is claimed that drinking water available to people inRajasthanis free from pesticides or Metal contamination, the state laboratory ofPublic Health and Engineering Department(PHED) is all set to procure two instruments that would determine the presence, if any, of metals and pesticides in the water.
The proposal for these two technologies that PHED sent to the government has been approved, and the procurement process will start soon, said officials. The two instruments are likely to arrive by the end of 2023, they added.
The state lab of PHED is presently equipped with the technology that can determine only a few types of metals. The new technology would help the chemists determine the presence of almost all types of harmful metals in water.