Thai Tap water still up to WHO standard
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The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) Wednesday opened its Bang Khen plant for inspections by various agencies so as to assure the public that tap water in the floodhit capital is still safe for consumption.
“The water production is in line with the World Health Organisation [WHO] standard,” WHO representative David Sutherland said following the inspections.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit, Commerce Minister Kittiratt NaRanong, Japanese Ambassador to Thailand Seiji Kojima, Japanese media, and representatives from Mahidol University’s Faculty of Public Health, the Federation of Thai Industries, the Public Health Ministry, and the National Research Council also took part in the inspections.
The Nation
