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(1) Wherever municipal water supply exists, arrangements shall be made to connect the prison with it. In absence of water supply from civic or municipal authorities, adequate number of borewells shall be established in every prison. (2) Samples of the water consumed in every prison shall ordinarily be submitted to the requisite authority twice a year, for both chemical and bacteriological examination to prevent any health hazard. In case the samples of water are found unfit for human consumption, the Superintendent shall arrange for an alternate source of water supply. (3) Every possible precaution shall be taken to prevent contamination of the water whether at its source, during its carriage, or in its distribution. Supply of drinking water.