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ALLAHABAD: A delegation of corporators met additional municipal commissioner of Allahabad Municipal Corporation and urged him to undertake proactive measures to protect the Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) from floods. They also demanded proper repair of pumps at the pumping station and handed over a memorandum in this connection. Leading the delegation, former corporator and social activist Kamlesh Singh said, "A major portion of the STP at Rasoolabad (Mehdauri) has been submerged in water due to the rising waters in river Ganga and the STP at Salori is also in danger. Therefore, urgent steps should be taken to protect the STPs." He also pointed out that former municipal commissioner Munni Lal Pandey and former district magistrate Sanjay Prasad has raised some objections to the construction of the STPs but they were ignored. He said that he suggested that the flood of 1978 should be kept in mind while undertaking construction of the STPs but all the suggestions were not heede

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 bod