Jamshedpur resident finds worm in Tata Steel UISL piped water supply

Jamshedpur, July 14 : Insects were found on Friday in the water supplied by Tata Steel UISL (formerly Jusco) to homes through pipeline in the company’s command area.

Kashidih resident Vijay Gupta told that he was filling drinking water from the tap in the house when he saw many insects moving in the water inside the bucket. Worms were also moving in the water filled in other utensils and lodged a complaint.

TSUISL said that the water supplied by it is triple filtered. Despite that, finding worms in the supply water is not a common occurrence. In this regard, TSUISL (formerly Jusco) spokesperson said that complaints have been received from people about worms being found in the supply water. This happened due to fault in the main supply line. The team is engaged in the investigation. Work is being done on a war footing, the problem will be resolved soon.

Saryu apprise TSUISL of insects in supply water 

Jamshedpur East MLA Saryu Roy has alleged that since last three days, there have been complaints of dirt and insects in the drinking water supplied in the settlements of Tata Lease area.

Saryu Roy who is on a tour of Palamau claimed that after receiving the complaint he informed TSUISL managing director Rituraj Sinha and shared mobile number of the complainants and screen shot of their information.

“But till now the quality of drinking water has not improved and complaints are being received from certain localities even today. I have requested to investigate why the quality of drinking water supply has deteriorated and get the defects rectified soon,” said a release issued from Saryu Roy’s office.

The release claimed that complaints have been received from Vijayanagar, Cable Town, Kashidih, Bajrang bastis.

“Earlier, such complaints were often received from the consumers of Moharda drinking water project. But it is surprising that these complaints are now being received from Jamshedpur Tata Lease settlements,” the release said quoting Roy.