Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Water Quality Testing Framework?

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Water Quality Testing Framework?

A. The “drinking water quality testing, monitoring and surveillance framework and guidelines” released mandate a network of National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited labs to be set up in every State, district and block over the next year.

B. At the panchayat level, teams of women in the village water and sanitation committees will be given field testing kits.

C. Both A & B

D. None of these

Explanation:

Citizens can now get the water quality in their own taps tested at reasonable rates, as part of a monitoring framework rolled out by the Centre’s flagship Jal Jeevan Mission. The “drinking water quality testing, monitoring and surveillance framework and guidelines” released mandate a network of National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited labs to be set up in every State, district and block over the next year. At the panchayat level, teams of women in the village water and sanitation committees will be given field testing kits.