Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB), Goa (6th to 9th December, 2010) Water was available in sufficient quantity for drinking, cooking, cleaning, washing, bathing and flushing. The water tanks were cleaned regularly. Samples of water were drawn and sent regularly for testing in one of the approved testing laboratories of PWD. The test reports had confirmed that water was free from chemical and bacteriological impurities and was fit for consumption. Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry & Allied Sciences (RINPAS), Ranchi ( 27th to 29th January, 2010 and 24th to 26th February, 2011) The RINPAS had ensured access to clean potable water of the desired quantity and quality with arrangements of proper storage and distribution of water. Water samples were drawn at periodic intervals and sent for testing to PH laboratories and water storage tanks were cleaned according to State-of-the-art technologies. RINPAS had a Mineral Water Plant with a capacity of filtering 100 litres of water per hour. Mineral water was collected in containers from this plant and distributed to all wards. All wards had been provided with water cooler. Government Mental Health Centre (GMHC), Thrissur (14th April, 2009) The Municipal Corporation Thrissur was the main source of water supply to the hospital. GMHC Thrissur also had a tube well and 4 open wells in its campus. Water was pumped to the main sumps from where it was stored in over head tanks and supplied to storage tanks of the wards. As per the requirement of 135 litres per head for cooking, cleaning, sweeping, washing, bathing, flushing and drinking, the hospital required 48735 ltrs of water every day. The MHC Thrissur experienced shortage of water during summer months. Samples of water had been drawn and sent to PH laboratory for water analysis once in every 6 months. A proposal submitted by the Superintendent to ground water authority for another tube well to tide over the problem of short supply of water during summer should receive immediate attention of the ground water authorities and Health Department should sanction an amount of Rs 40,000 for the bore well and place it at the disposal of the ground water authorities at the earliest. Government Mental Health Centre (GMHC), Kozhikode (12th to 15th April, 2009) The daily water requirement of the hospital had been estimated at around 65,500 litres. The hospital got sufficient quantity of water from Kerala State Water Supply Authority and had 9 open wells in the hospital premises. Samples of water had been drawn at periodic intervals and sent to Regional Analytical Lab, Kozhikode for chemical and bacteriological analysis. No impurities had been found. 86 National Human Rights Commission