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Water Sample Testing for A & N Islands Available on JJM-WQMIS

Tarun Karthick

Campbell Bay, 15 November 2021

Under Jal Jeevan Mission, Water Testing Labs have been established at many places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. According to the data available in Water Quality Management Information System, altogether 11 labs are available in Andaman and Nicobar Islands where the public can submit their water samples and get them tested for various parameters.

To submit a sample one will have to register on JJM-WQMIS portal and put in the request to test the water sample. The sample will have to be physically submitted to the lab. The test report will be generated online and will be made available on the portal. 

The URL for the JJM-WQMIS portal is https://neer.icmr.org.in/ 

Nominal prices for testing public and commercial water samples are listed on JJM-WQMIS. The users have the choice of choosing the parameters against which the water samples are to be tested.

At present, the price for testing public and commercial samples are the same. Following is the listed price for testing water samples against different parameters:

Temperature – ₹1/-

Colour – ₹1/-

Turbidity – ₹5/-

pH – ₹1/-

TDS – ₹1/-

Total Alkalinity (as Calcium Carbonate) – ₹20/-

Chloride (as Cl) – ₹50/-

Fluoride (as F) – ₹50/-

Ammonia (as Total Ammonia -N) – ₹50/-

Nitrate (an NO3) – ₹50/-

Sulphate (as SO4) – ₹50/-

Total Hardness (As CaCO3) – ₹20/-

Free residual Chlorine – ₹1/-

If one chooses to test the water sample against all the parameters it will cost them Rs. 300/-.

The public can make use of the labs established under Jal Jeevan Mission to get the water samples tested from different sources near them.

Following are the labs available in A & N Islands for testing of water samples by public according to the JJM-WQMIS portal:

South Andaman

Sr.Lab NameTypeAddress
1Central Water Testing Laboratory, Port Blair, A & N IslandsGOVTOffice of The Chief Engineer, Andaman Public Works Department, Nirman Bhawan, Port Blair – 744101
2District Water Testing Laboratory, Port BlairGOVTWater Treatment Plant, PHED, APWD, Lamba Line, Port Blair – 744103
3Sub Divisional Water Testing Laboratory, GaracharmaGOVTWater Treatment Plant, APWD, Garacharma, South Andaman – 744105
4Sub Divisional Water Testing Laboratory, FerrargunjGOVTWater Treatment Plant, Kamsarat Nallah Dam, Stewartgunj, RCD, APWD, South Andaman – 744206
5Sub Divisional Water Testing Laboratory, HutBayGOVTWater Supply Section, Sub Division – II, MID, APWD, Little Andaman – 744207

North & Middle Andaman

Sr.Lab NameTypeAddress
1Zonal Water Testing Laboratory, MayabunderGOVTWater Testing Laboratory, NACD, APWD, Tugapur, Mayabunder, N&M Andaman – 744204
2Sub Divisional Water Testing Laboratory, DiglipurGOVTWater Treatment Plant, Navin Nagar, Construction Division, APWD, Diglipur, North Andaman – 744202
3Sub Divisional Water Testing Laboratory, RangatGOVTWater Treatment Plant, Sabri, CD-I, APWD, Rangat, Middle Andaman – 744205

Nicobar District

Sr.Lab NameTypeAddress
1Sub Divisional Water Testing Laboratory, KamortaGOVTO/O Assistant Engineer, Sub Division – I, CD, APWD, Kamorta – 744303
2Sub Divisional Water Testing Laboratory, Campbell BayGOVTWater Treatment Plant Complex, Low Point, CD, APWD, Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar – 744302
3District Water Testing Laboratory, Car NicobarGOVTOffice of Executive Engineer, Construction Division, APWD, Car Nicobar – 744301
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