HYDERABAD: A new brand of water has replaced the commonly known and popular mineral water brands at official meetings in Telangana. The water that is now being consumed is ‘Mission Bhagiratha’ water with a sticker identifying it.
Through the ‘Mission Bhagiratha’ project in Telangana, drinking water has been made available in several districts. The source of the water being Krishna river and Godavari river and it is purified at water treatment plants. It is supplied to households in habitations with overhead water service reservoirs for storage.
With officials slowly switching over to consuming only Mission Bhagiratha water at meetings, there is curiosity about whether this bottled water will be available in the market for the common public on commercial lines as a brand. “No, there will be no commercial sale of the water as a brand. At official meetings, it was advised to consume only this water so that people in the villages and wherever Mission Bhagiratha water is being supplied will know that they are also getting safe and quality water,” Mission Bhagiratha engineer-in-chief G Krupakar Reddy said.
At a meeting on Wednesday, CM’s secretary Smita Sabharwal said more programmes must be held to spread awareness and encourage people to consume Mission Bhagiratha water. At the meeting, Mission Bhagiratha water bottles with a sticker were conspicuous.
In Nalgonda, collector Prashant Patil while displaying the water bottles said: “Mission Bhagiratha water is as good as packaged drinking water. This water is provided to five lakh households in the district.”