Residents of Naujan and Pola towns in Oriental Mindoro can get their water again from sources near their shores as authorities found no presence of the harmful chemical benzene, Gov. Bonz Dolor announces.
Residents of Naujan and Pola towns in Oriental Mindoro can get their water again from sources near their shores as authorities found no presence of the harmful chemical benzene, Gov. Bonz Dolor announced on Wednesday.
Authorities took the samples over the weekend, which were received by ChemPro on April 24 then analyzed the next day. [Translation: I'm pleased to announce that the 29 water sources tested negative for benzene. Starting tomorrow, residents can get their water supply for their daily use from deep wells, pumps, and water sources near the shoreline.]
On March 7, Dolor ordered the suspension of drinking water fetched underground, while the provincial government distributed water to affected barangays.
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