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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which city has topped the tap water quality ranking released by the Bureau of Indian Standards?
A
Telangana
B
Mumbai
C
Chennai
D
Aizawl
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As per the results of a large scale survey conducted in 2019, the Indian cities of Chandigarh and Surat had the highest rating based on water quality. Chennai had the lowest rating for water quality of about three, followed by the national capital region of Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhopal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The drink-from-tap mission of the Odisha government has made Puri the first in the country to have city-wide 24-hour quality drinking water from the tap.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rank is based on the percentage of households which have access to safe drinking water. Punjab ranked highest with 97.6%, while Kerala has the worst rank with only 33.5% households having access to safe drinking water. National average stands at 85.5%.

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