Health dept's mantra for summer: Use clean water to beat disease
ALLAHABAD: The sudden spurt in incidence of water-borne diseases in the city, especially the Old City, city west and north pockets has set alarm bells ringing in the health department. They said that people seldom exercise caution while consuming water. In order to check spread of water-borne diseases like cholera, typhoid, dysentery and diarrhoea, the department has decided to launch an awareness drive on importance of drinking clean water.
Contaminated water is the main source of health problems and its consumption often proves fatal, especially among children. Stressing on intake of fresh and pure water, the department is all set to launch the drive -- know more about water and its nature.
Deputy CMO Dr Vivek Srivastava said water was essential for maintaining normal body temperature and biological and enzymatic activities in the body. He further said that blood, lymph, gastric juice and spinal fluid were mostly composed of water and helped in removing waste matter from the body through urine and perspiration.
"Educating and creating awareness among the masses about the important of pure and clean water is vital," said Dr SAM Meesum, senior medical officer, community health. He further said "being aware of difference between pure\clean and contaminated water is a must." During the drive, special attention would be paid in Old City areas where people were falling victim to water-borne diseases.
While officials at Allahabad Municipal Corporation claimed to have initiated steps to solve public grievances, health department officials said that merely a few tips on potable water could improve the situation. In the past two months, over 300 cases of water-borne diseases were reported from Old City, Trans-Ganga and Yamuna areas.
The health department officials said that pure water was free from any colour, ordour, taste and turbidity whereas wholesome water was pure water that contained adequate amount of dissolved oxygen but no microorganisms and other organic pollutants and was free from microbial and chemical toxins.
Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Health-depts-mantra-for-summer-Use-clean-water-to-beat-disease/articleshow/19906275.cms
Contaminated water is the main source of health problems and its consumption often proves fatal, especially among children. Stressing on intake of fresh and pure water, the department is all set to launch the drive -- know more about water and its nature.
Deputy CMO Dr Vivek Srivastava said water was essential for maintaining normal body temperature and biological and enzymatic activities in the body. He further said that blood, lymph, gastric juice and spinal fluid were mostly composed of water and helped in removing waste matter from the body through urine and perspiration.
"Educating and creating awareness among the masses about the important of pure and clean water is vital," said Dr SAM Meesum, senior medical officer, community health. He further said "being aware of difference between pure\clean and contaminated water is a must." During the drive, special attention would be paid in Old City areas where people were falling victim to water-borne diseases.
While officials at Allahabad Municipal Corporation claimed to have initiated steps to solve public grievances, health department officials said that merely a few tips on potable water could improve the situation. In the past two months, over 300 cases of water-borne diseases were reported from Old City, Trans-Ganga and Yamuna areas.
The health department officials said that pure water was free from any colour, ordour, taste and turbidity whereas wholesome water was pure water that contained adequate amount of dissolved oxygen but no microorganisms and other organic pollutants and was free from microbial and chemical toxins.
Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Health-depts-mantra-for-summer-Use-clean-water-to-beat-disease/articleshow/19906275.cms