Water Quality Lab Analysis
According to JJM Guidelines, each lab is required to test at least 3000 samples per financial year
The RDW&SD Water Quality Testing Lab in Chikkaballapur is a district-level laboratory and its more capable in testing various water-quality parameters.
The RDW&SD Water Quality Testing Labs in Chintamani and Gowribidanur are sub-district level laboratory.
While all labs maintain decent performance standards, none have surpassed the landmark of testing over 3000 samples.
Different Water Quality Labs and samples tested by them in FY 2023-24
Water Testing Analysis:
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A total of 6795 water samples were tested in Chikkaballapur District.
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The Chikkaballapur lab has a higher capacity for testing water quality parameters, but its performance is still comparable to sub-district level labs.
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However, some villages located closer to one lab were sending samples to farther labs. This issue can be solved by establishing another lab:
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The villages within the blue-circle are traveling longer distances for sample testing.
Establishing a lab within this circle would solve this issue.
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Optimizing sample flows to the lowest cost labs could increase savings in the testing budget.
Observation map for Water Quality Labs