Durga Puja is about to begin and we are sure you cannot wait to welcome Maa Durga. You must be doing a lot of preparations at home to celebrate the festival with your loved ones. Cleaning your house, doing lots of shopping for yourself, friends and family members, renovating your home, buying new items of furniture and home decors etc. While doing all these preparations, hope you are not forgetting something that is really important!

Yes, we refer to the water storage tank that provides you with an uninterrupted supply of water throughout day and night. When we are focussing on each and every corner of our home then why not consider cleaning and disinfecting our water storage tank on this special occasion. It is not as tedious as it seems and by following some simple tips, it can be easily cleaned and disinfected. Let us see how.

• Drain the tank completely through the outlet valve. Do not throw the water and use it for cleaning the exterior of home or gardening etc.

• Clean the interior walls by scrubbing with the help of a stiff brush or high-pressure water jet. Make a mixture of detergent and hot water for cleaning and make sure to rinse it very well.

• After the scrubbing and cleaning of the interior of the tank are done, it should be rinsed very well. It can be done using a high-pressure hose or water jet or just fill the tank with hot water and leave it for a few hours. Drain the water well and repeat it several times if required.

• Disinfect the tank properly by chlorination. Make sure to measure the volume of water before adding the chlorine. Drain the disinfecting water but not in a fish-bearing stream as a high concentration of chlorine is toxic to them.

• Fill the tank with water and allow to stand for at least 30 minutes. Empty the tank again. And the tank is ready for use.

• Fill the tank with clean water and test the quality of the tank. Send it to an accredited laboratory for testing the bacterial compliance immediately.

So, do you still think that it is a difficult task and ignore to clean your domestic water storage tank. Actually, it is not. Start with the tank cleaning this Puja as the safety of water comes first.