Few Things Which You Should Know About Packaged or Bottled Drinking Water

Posted by Doctorwater on March 12th, 2020

Over the past ten years there has been a spree in the sale of packaged drinking water which is also known as bottled water. There was a time when no one could imagine water as a saleable commodity. But in today’s world various companies are selling millions and millions of bottles of packaged drinking water.

Now you might be thinking what led to this boom in the packaged drinking water industry. The single most important reason was the contamination of drinking water fetched from tap and well. Of course there were other factors like convenience and portability which were also considered by the customers. In India there are several packaged drinking water plants. In Kolkata itself, Doctor Water which is a leading water treatment plant manufacturer has installed such plants. Let us consider drinking water in Kolkata

Recent studies have revealed that there is a high level of pesticides and other toxic chemicals in the city’s drinking water. Are you aware of the fact that a high amount of packaged water comes right from the tap? In this way packaged water is very much susceptible to contamination. In fact, sometimes packaged drinking water can be less safe that tap water. This fact needs to be given due consideration by concerns like Doctor Water which installed packaged drinking water plants in Kolkata and other places like Assam, Odisha and Bihar. Actually the seriousness of the situation is because of the absence of stringent regulations on bottled water in our country. The regulations are less strict on packaged water than on tap or well water. This leads to an increase in the overall risks.

Although a lot of people use bottled water packaged in packaged drinking water plants in Kolkata and other cities, you should also consider the various water filtration and purification systems which are also manufactured by concerns like Doctor Water. Such systems which use various processes like reverse osmosis,  exposure to ultraviolet light, carbon filtration and ceramic filtration, are quite safe and of a very high quality. However you should not jump to the conclusion that packaged drinking water is unsuitable for drinking. Bottled water packaged at a typical packaged drinking water plant in Kolkata is being used by a huge chunk of the population. The reason being the multiple uses of bottled water such as in offices, public places and during travelling. Things would surely improve if more stringent regulations for packaged drinking water are applied. That is an urgent necessity given the market share of bottled water.