Even VIPs aren't safe from NDMC

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Jaundice Hits Tees Jan Marg</span><br /><br />NEW DELHI: It''s enough to make VIPs in the city see red — provided they aren''t already seeing yellow.<br /><br />In the past month, about 20 cases of jaundice have been reported from Tees January Marg and Akbar Road in central Delhi — site of several high-profile addresses like Birla House, Dalmia House and Claridges Hotel, apart from residences of some eminent politicians.The cause: contaminated water reportedly supplied by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).<br /><br />The first two cases were reported 25 days ago. Two people working for the Dalmias at Tees January Marg exhibited symptoms of jaundice. <br /><br />Shivani Sharma, corporate communications manager for the Dalmias, says when medical tests confirmed the two were suffering from jaundice, the NDMC was informed. "We were skeptical about the water supply. When tests confirmed the disease, we informed the officials," she said, adding, "They promptly conducted a survey."<br /><br />Sharma, however, says the NDMC gave itself a clean chit after conducting tests on water samples collected from the area.<br /><br />Not convinced about the results as 13 of the 20 cases were reported from Dalmia House and three others from Birla House, some people decided to get water samples tested again in an ISO-9001 certified institute.<br /><br />The results collected on Monday were appalling. Under the IS:10500 essential test standards, for bacterial content the MPN (Most Probable Number) coliform/100ml count should be 10, but the water samples showed a whopping 79.<br /><br />On being contacted, a senior NDMC official said: "Apart from Kerala House, also in the same area, we have not received any complaints about water contamination so far. We will look into the issue."</div> </div>