Contaminated water posing threat to residents
    Date :31-May-2020

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 Residents fetching water from public water tap in the drain.
 
 
By Ashish Rajput :
 
Authorities responsible for making cleanliness arrangements near water taps are yet to initiate concrete measures to check the menace 
 
Amidst the threat of spreading COVID-19 infection, residents in most of the densely populated areas are facing health hazards in absence of safe drinking water. Stagnated water and filth near public water taps and hand-pumps poses threat of water borne diseases at several parts of the city. People are unaware of the harmful effects of germs prevailing in drinking water but competent authorities responsible for making cleanliness arrangements near water taps are yet to initiate concrete measures to check the menace.
 
There are parts where, though water is available in sufficient quantity, filth abounding near the water taps, hand-pumps and other structures is vulnerable to health risk, making the spread of disease causing germs through water a major possibility. Surprisingly, water supply lines passing through drains and nullahs are vulnerable for water contamination even in individual water taps.
 
This scenario is more prevalent in slums and other densely populated areas where most people avail water from public taps that are numerous in number. Condition of public water taps is getting worse in densely populated areas only due to absence of attention on the part of competent authorities. Residents in dense areas are unaware of health of this condition and satisfied with adequate water supply in their respective areas.
 
Municipal authority is making all sorts of efforts for ensuring water supply in every nook and corner of the city but stagnated water near public water taps and water supply line in drains are major threats of supplying contaminated water in homes. What with most of the previous disease-management measures being kick-jerk reactions to breakout of an epidemic, it’s no wonder that our city slums remain the picture of acute apathy and dirt year after year.