Press Release  No.2                                                    Dt.  31.01.2007

                                             NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

 

       METRO WAER – TOURIST TRADE FAIR – WATER QUALITY

TESTING FACILITY FOR THE PUBLIC AT METRO WATER PAVILION

            Chennai Metro Water has put up its Pavilion at the Tourist Trade Fair-2007 at Island grounds. In the interest of the general Public, Metro Water has arranged to collect water samples from the public in the Metro Water pavilion to test the quality of ground water samples received from the visitors daily.

            The public are requested to make use of this facility and give their water samples from  Open wells / Bore wells in the Metro Water pavilion.  They are requested to bring the water samples to be tested in a 2 litre clean plastic containers/bottles and the public may collect their water quality results from the Metro Water Laboratory at No.1, New Avadi Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-10 after 10 working days time.

             The following physical and chemical parameters will be tested at a concessional cost of Rs.50/- for each sample given in the Trade Fair at Island
Ground. On request, the test report will also be sent through Courier service by paying an extra Rs.10/-, with their clear postal address (and Telephone Number, if any):-

 Press Release  No.2                                                    Dt.  31.01.2007

                                                                   

PARAMETERS TO BE TESTED IN THE LABORATORY

1.      Total Alkalinity

2.      Total Hardness

3.      Calcium Hardness

4.      Calcium

5.      Magnesium

6.      Chloride

7.      Ammoniacal Nitrogen

8.      Nitrate

9.      Albuminoid Nitrogen

10. Iron

11. Phosphate

12. Fluoride

13. Specific conductance

                       In order to test the above parameters, normally Rs.75/- for individual houses and Rs.200/- for flats will be collected for the water samples given at the Water Analysis Laboratory at Kilpauk, Chennai-10.

                        Hence, public are requested to make use of this opportunity available in the Tourist Industrial Trade Fair at Island Ground for testing ground water  at concessional rates.

                                                                        PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER