<p>The Indian Plumbing Association has developed a uniform plumbing code and requested the Union government and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to look into it.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference in the City on Monday, B S A Narayan, vice president, Indian Plumbing Association (Bengaluru Chapter), said, “In India, plumbing is mostly done by unskilled labourers. As a result, there is a high possibility of various water-related and sanitation problems. The uniform plumbing code will help to address these problems.”<br /><br />Narayan said a rating similar to what was given to electrical equipment needed to be in place for keeping a check on quality. He said the Association had approached various authorities urging them to ensure standard plumbing work. But this had not been considered yet, he said.<br /><br />“BIS took 12 years to review a code. We have also approached the civic agencies in the City and requested them to implement it. We are still awaiting response,” he said.</p>.<p>B O Prasanna Kumar, chairman, Indian Plumbing Association, said a series of events were lined up for March 11, which is observed as World Plumbing Day. <br /><br />Apart from training unskilled workers, an awareness programme has been organised to help schoolchildren realise the importance of professional plumbing.</p>
<p>The Indian Plumbing Association has developed a uniform plumbing code and requested the Union government and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to look into it.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference in the City on Monday, B S A Narayan, vice president, Indian Plumbing Association (Bengaluru Chapter), said, “In India, plumbing is mostly done by unskilled labourers. As a result, there is a high possibility of various water-related and sanitation problems. The uniform plumbing code will help to address these problems.”<br /><br />Narayan said a rating similar to what was given to electrical equipment needed to be in place for keeping a check on quality. He said the Association had approached various authorities urging them to ensure standard plumbing work. But this had not been considered yet, he said.<br /><br />“BIS took 12 years to review a code. We have also approached the civic agencies in the City and requested them to implement it. We are still awaiting response,” he said.</p>.<p>B O Prasanna Kumar, chairman, Indian Plumbing Association, said a series of events were lined up for March 11, which is observed as World Plumbing Day. <br /><br />Apart from training unskilled workers, an awareness programme has been organised to help schoolchildren realise the importance of professional plumbing.</p>