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Can You Drink Tap Water in Chittagong?
No, tap water is not 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 Chittagong.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for , see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
Recently, an American student asked me, “Can you drink tap water from Bangladesh?” He was traveling with his wife. And she”s a very health conscious and environmentally conscious individual.
We were on a group tour, and our group members would not drink tap water from ChittagongjriwalBangladesh or any other city in India for that matter. The water in the city is still unsafe for drinking due to its chemicals. In fact, the government is still trying to clean it up.
Can you drink tap water from Chittagong, Bangladesh? I do not think so. Not even close.
I was recently in India, visiting my family in the UK. I”ve been back for the last few months, and while I”ve heard all sorts of horror stories about the pollution in India, there are also some things I”ve learned.
Some of which are very interesting, especially when you consider that there is a big debate going on right now in the US over whether or not it is safe to drink.
Tap water in Chittagong is not safe to drink. The quality of water is at risk to deteriorate during its flow through the distribution system as regular monitoring of the distribution network is not usually done.
The estimated price of bottled water
$0.32 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 Chittagong, 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.
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CHITTAGONG WEATHERHow Do People In Chittagong Rate The Water?
Travelers and residents of Bangladesh have rated the water quality and pollution as follows, according to subjective survey data.
A score of 100% is considered very high, and a score of 0% is very low. Please be cautious that "moderate to very high" water pollution is bad and the higher the rate of water quality the better.