Water quality testing labs getting ready in 35 schools in Kozhikode district
The Hindu
Facilities part of a State-wide initiative to make water safer for the public
Utilising chemistry laboratories in higher secondary schools, the Haritha Keralam Mission, in association with the Education Department, is setting up 35 water quality testing laboratories in the State. District Coordinator of Haritha Keralam Mission P. Prakashan said 12 such labs had been set up in Beypore, Kozhikode South, Kunnamangalam and Koyilandy constituencies in the district. The labs have been set up at Seva Mandir Post Basic Higher Secondary School, Ramanattukara; Government Ganapath Higher Secondary School, Feroke; C.M. Higher Secondary School, Kadalundi; GHSS, Cheruvannur; GVHSS, Azhchavattam; GHSS Kuttichira; GHSS, Medical College Campus; GHSS, Kunnamangalam; GHSS, Iringallur; GVHSS, Payyoli; and GVHSS, Koyilandy. The labs are part of a State-wide initiative to make water safer for the public. As water contamination leads to several diseases, it was necessary to ensure the purity and safety of water. Hence, such public laboratories had been set up where basic water testing could be done at a very low rate, said Mr. Prakashan. “We also plan to get students involved in the project so as to develop them into ambassadors of water safety,” he added.More Related News
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