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 bod