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Can You Drink Tap Water in Jammu?
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 Jammu.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for India, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
Water pollution in Jammu and Kashmir has been a major cause of concern as the state is located in the Kashmir Valley. The water pollution problem is aggravated by several other problems such as agriculture, human development, environment and the economy.
The Jammu and Kashmir have many rivers that provide the state with water. However, the major pollution problem is associated with three rivers namely the Chenab, Beas and Ravi. These rivers are categorized as high risk rivers in the eyes of the environmental protection agencies and hence have to be controlled by the concerned authorities.
There are many dams in the Jammu and Kashmir that have become a major source of pollution. These dams include the Dal Lake in Chenab district, Kupwara in Beas and Kumarakom in Ravi. The dams that are used for storing the water are responsible for causing heavy pollution and thus have to be demolished.
Water pollution also results from natural calamities.
The estimated price of bottled water
$0.37 in USD (1.5-liter)
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
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- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
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The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Jammu, 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.