A glass of water for Re. 1

When the demand for protected drinking water is high in the city, a tea shop near Vennangudi Muniyappan Temple on Salem — Bangalore National Highway is selling a glass of water for Re. 1.

The shopkeeper has been doing so for the last two years. He said that there was huge demand for drinking water in the area as devotees throng the temple regularly.

But officials of Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said that according to The Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011, a packed drinking water cannot be sold in retail as only sachets are allowed.

T. Anuradha, District Designated Officer, Food Safety and Drug Administrative Department told The Hindu that drinking water was allowed to be sold in sachets and should not be sold in retail.

She said that facility would be dismantled and the shop keeper would be warned of the consequences.