Emergency water supplied to Alifushi bacteria infested, says council
20 Feb 2014, 8:52 PM
Ahmed Rilwan
The emergency water supplied to Alifushi island contains bacteria and dust, the island’s council has said.
Vice President of the council Ibrahim Shuaib said that, following a water shortage, the island requested 185 tonnes of drinking water from the government – the capacity of the council’s water tanks.
After the island was presented with 40 tonnes of water, it was subsequently found to be bacteria infested.
“After we received complaints about the water, we tested a sample from the health center here. They found that there were bacteria and dust in it. So we have asked not to use that water,” Shuaib said.
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