Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court directed the State and District Collectors to take constructive steps in preventing the manufacture and sale of uncertified packaged drinking water. The government assured the court it would strictly enforce the statutory provisions governing safe drinking water. Writ petition filed by Packaged Drinking Water Manufacturers’ AssociationMahabubnagar District Packaged Drinking Water Manufacturers’ Association filed a writ petition, claiming that multiple illegal units were manufacturing and selling potable drinking water without the required ISI certificate or setting up the needed infrastructure. The Association argued that the uncertified drinking water presented a serious risk to public health, adding that even with repeated complaints, the authorities failed to take action. The State also submitted that instructions would be issued to all District Collectors to ascertain that only certified units were allowed to manufacture and sell packaged drinking water.