Pakistan Water Report
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
40% of diseases in Pakistan caused by unhygienic water: report
These reports have been revealed in a recent research conducted by Registrar and Professor Environmental Sciences KU Dr Moazzam Ali Khan and Research Fellow Mr Amir Alamgir. It is further observed that most of the water samples failed to meet the guidelines of WHO.
It is quite alarming that chlorine was not found in any of the samples taken and it is clear that drinking water supplied to the residents of Karachi doesn’t not fulfil the criteria of international health standards.
The government should take serious adequate measures to resolve this outstanding issue. Rise in population and advent of modern technology has increased the demand of water. Mostly diseases in Pakistan are waterborne which is mainly due to industrial waste and inadequate savage system.
According to the national conservation report, 40 percent of diseases in the country are caused due to unhygienic water. In another survey, it has been revealed that 36 percent of the drinking water samples of Karachi contain toxic and bacterial germs.
Water crisis has become a major issue in the world and millions of people are affected due to it. Some 44 percent of the population of Pakistan is deprived of safe drinking water.
Source: Pakistan Today
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