<p>Attacking the AAP government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that there is dissatisfaction among people in the national capital over "unclean" drinking water and added that this is a worrisome issue.</p>.<p>"You must have seen. In Delhi these days, there was so much awareness regarding water and also dissatisfaction (over its quality). There is a concern all over that Delhi is the national capital and yet drinking water is unclean. This has become a worrisome issue," Modi said.</p>.<p>The Prime Minister was speaking during the launch of the Atal Jal Mission here.</p>.<p>This is the second time this week that the Prime Minister has attacked the AAP government over water quality in Delhi, where elections are due early next year.</p>.<p>At a rally on Sunday, Modi had said the Delhi government has kept its eyes closed towards the biggest problem of the city, which is drinking water.</p>.<p>"The reality is that the highest number of water purifiers are sold in Delhi in the country. Those who cannot buy water purifiers drink bottled water," Modi had said.</p>.<p>Reacting to Modi's statement on Wednesday, Dinesh Mohaniya, the vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board, said the Prime Minister should give exact locations if there is any issue related to water quality.</p>.<p>Mohaniya said that during a recent drive, the DJB collected over 4,200 water samples from across the national capital and more than 98 percent of them were found fit for drinking.</p>.<p>"If the Prime Minister feels there is any issue related to water quality, he should give us the exact locations... we will address them," he said.</p>.<p>In November, the Centre and the city government engaged in a war of words after Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan released a Bureau of India Standards report that said water samples collected from 11 places in the city failed quality tests on 19 parameters.</p>.<p>Mohaniya had earlier claimed that the BIS report was "meant to create chaos ahead of the elections in the city and to serve the commercial interests of the RO manufacturers". </p>
<p>Attacking the AAP government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that there is dissatisfaction among people in the national capital over "unclean" drinking water and added that this is a worrisome issue.</p>.<p>"You must have seen. In Delhi these days, there was so much awareness regarding water and also dissatisfaction (over its quality). There is a concern all over that Delhi is the national capital and yet drinking water is unclean. This has become a worrisome issue," Modi said.</p>.<p>The Prime Minister was speaking during the launch of the Atal Jal Mission here.</p>.<p>This is the second time this week that the Prime Minister has attacked the AAP government over water quality in Delhi, where elections are due early next year.</p>.<p>At a rally on Sunday, Modi had said the Delhi government has kept its eyes closed towards the biggest problem of the city, which is drinking water.</p>.<p>"The reality is that the highest number of water purifiers are sold in Delhi in the country. Those who cannot buy water purifiers drink bottled water," Modi had said.</p>.<p>Reacting to Modi's statement on Wednesday, Dinesh Mohaniya, the vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board, said the Prime Minister should give exact locations if there is any issue related to water quality.</p>.<p>Mohaniya said that during a recent drive, the DJB collected over 4,200 water samples from across the national capital and more than 98 percent of them were found fit for drinking.</p>.<p>"If the Prime Minister feels there is any issue related to water quality, he should give us the exact locations... we will address them," he said.</p>.<p>In November, the Centre and the city government engaged in a war of words after Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan released a Bureau of India Standards report that said water samples collected from 11 places in the city failed quality tests on 19 parameters.</p>.<p>Mohaniya had earlier claimed that the BIS report was "meant to create chaos ahead of the elections in the city and to serve the commercial interests of the RO manufacturers". </p>