Managing Director of Malé Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) Hassan Shah has said that although contamination had bee detected in a batch of water produced by MWSC last week, the water had not been released to the market.

When asked about reports on social media that a dead crow had been found in one of MWSC's water tanks, he said that every batch of "Taza" will be held for inspections for 24 hours before being released to the market. Shah said that this is an effort to ensure water safety through testing.

He said that investigations are underway in light of contamination detected. . However, Shah did not confirm that a dead crow was found in MWSC's water tank.