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Can You Drink Tap Water in Erode?
Yes, tap water is drinkable.
Tap Safe includes data from many publicly available sources, including the WHO (World Health Organization), CDC (Center for Disease Control), and user submitted databases, but unfortunately there's not enough data about Erode.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for India, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
What can you do to protect your children, and what does tap water in India actually contain? If you do not know about the chemicals that are present in our drinking water, you probably know quite a bit about other products that are used for making it. You also know how to use the product to make it safe for you. How is tap water regulated in India? The answer to both questions is: none.
Tap water that is taken from the tap in India is unregulated, as long as the company that distributes it is licensed by the Government of India. There is no governing body that checks the quality of water, because companies are allowed to sell their product as "pure" to consumers. In many cases, consumers are told that the tap water is safe to drink, but are never informed that the chemical content is dangerous for their health.
It is easy to see why water in India has been polluted so badly. The government of the country has little control over this industry. There is
The estimated price of bottled water
$0.41 in USD (1.5-liter)
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
- Water Pollution
- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
- Water Quality
The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Erode, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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Reminder
Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.