City water is okay: chief medical officer
While tens of thousands of people were complaining about a peculiar taste in their tap water, the city's top public health official assured yesterday tests had revealed that the water was not harmful.

The Colombo municipality's chief medical officer, Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam said more than 60 samples had been tested and only one was found to be contaminated. He said that it would be advisable for people to boil the water before they drink it.

Meanwhile Water Board Chairman Vadiwel Sathyanadan warned that water levels in the Kelani river were still low and water cuts might have to be imposed if substantial rain did not come soon. He appealed to the people to conserve water.

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