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Shocktail!

The quality of drinking water is plumbing new depths in Mumbai. Sample this. Not only is water in localities such as Chembur (east), Assisi Nagar and Dockyard Road turbid, it contains worms and mosquito larvae too. Also, while some parts of the city get faecal coliform-laced water, alkalinity is high in water provided in other areas.

These are just some of the perturbing findings of a three-year-long study,