NGT GUIDELINES ON WATER PURIFIERS

May 30, 2019

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to ban water purifiers where total dissolved solids (TDS) in water are below 500 mg per litre.

List of Directions given to government by NGT:

  • Ban water purifiers where total dissolved solids (TDS) in water are below 500 mg per litre.

  • Sensitise public about the ill effects of demineralised water.

  • Make it mandatory to recover more than 60 % water wherever Reverse Osmosis (RO) is permitted across the country.

  • Issue directions for directing manufacturers to provide proper labelling on the purifier specifying that the unit should be used if TDS is more than 500 mg per litre.