Drinking Water Quality Assessment Of Metro Bus Stations Of Islamabad And Rawalpindi

Abstract

In this study, the drinking water quality of all Metro Bus Stations of Islamabad and Rawalpindi were analyzed. The main source of drinking water in this area is water from filtration coolers. The main purpose of this study was to determine the quality of drinking water in all Metro bus stations of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. For this, 24 water samples from filtration coolers were collected from all Metro bus stations of twin cities. The study aimed to analyze physicochemical and microbiological parameters. The overall result of the study showed that the concentration of all the physicochemical and microbiological parameters were within the permissible limits except the concentration of salts and few microbiological parameters exceeded the permissible limits given by WHO. Punjab Metrobus Authority (PMA) and Capital Development Authority (CDA) should start focusing on the quality of water as it is directly linked with human health.