new delhi the delhi municipal corporation on tuesday expressed fears of a possible cholera outbreak due to poor quality water according to the mcds figures 144 cases have been reported in the last four monthsalthough no deaths have been reported councillors took note of the numerous shops selling cut fruit and sugarcane juice the issue was raised at the first meeting of the standing committee the mcd passed about 219 resolutions in its largest agenda in five yearsbjp councillor vijendra gupta said there is every possibility of a cholera outbreak despite the ban announced on cutfruit and sugarcane juice gupta asked how many water samples had been taken for testing and how many mineral water factories had been issued licencesmcd commissioner rakesh mehta replied that of the 174 water samples taken 31 were found unfit for drinking the situation is worrying councillors said the commissioner said licences had been issued to five mineral water companies but he admitted that over 500 were in operationmehta said the corporation had prosecuted 142 watercart vendors and destroyed about 29000 kg of poor quality ice the commissioner added that about 2700 watercarts are licensed but the actual number is over 3500the corporation has also destroyed hazardous food material and sealed about 31 sugarcane juice corners the total number of prosecutions is over 2500standing committee chairman ram babu sharma assured a through inquiry into the matter