ASSESSMENT OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN ISLAMPURA, Distt. LAHORE (Local Report)

The purpose of this work was to examine the quality of drinking water on the basis of Coliforms especially E.coli. Total ninety (90) samples were collected from Islampura, Data Gunj Buksh Town, District Lahore. This area was divided into three sites such as main reservoir (tube well), pipelines and consumer area. 30 samples were collected from each site. Routinely ColiformsTest was performed to analyze Coliforms. The results showed that Coliforms were absent in main reservoir (tube well) and pipelines while, theywere present in the samples of consumer taps. It means that the water supply at consumer sites is not potable. So, the treatment of drinking water is urgently required to make the water pure and safe for drinking purposes.