Evaluation of Microbiological Quality of Drinking Water from Different Water Booths in Dhaka City

Drinking water is very much essential as pure drinking water supports digestion, circulation and helps flush out harmful substances from human body. Microbiological test of drinking water is unavoidable as it helps to identify bacteria, virus, protozoa furthermore it confirms if the water is safe for human consumption or not. The motive of this research was to analyse the microbiological quality of drinking water from four different water booth in Dhaka city. In this research Nutrient agar media was used to perceive the total count and MacConkey agar media was used to perceive E. coli as well as gram negative bacteria. After observing the result, it was clear that the water of Motijheel and Mirpur is highly contaminated and observed numerous growth in nutrient agar media but both Banasree and Wari was uncontaminated. Among the four areas, E.coli was observed in Mirpur and Motijheel in MacConkey agar media. So, it is required to aware public for drinking contaminated water for preventing terrific health issues.