Panchayats Used Inferior Bleach For Treatment

Pune: An analysis of the drinking water quality from 17,000 water sources in Pune district by the health department of the Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) has revealed contamination.

An estimated 4.21 crore population in the country may be at risk due to chemical contamination in drinking water, Government today said.

A cholera outbreak in central Mexico has risen to 159 confirmed cases and spread to four states as well as the capital, the country's health minister said on Monday.

New Delhi: Even as the Delhi government chose to highlight Delhi as a “vibrant city” based on data from the Delhi Statistical Handbook 2013, the report reveals the capital’s dismal performance in c

Seven Cases Of Cholera, 11 Of Dengue Seen In Week

The city continues to reel under an onslaught of water- and vectorborne diseases despite a brief lull in rainfall over the past week. Over 500 people had to be hospitalized with gastroenteritis and malaria over the duration of a week.

A cholera outbreak at a village in north-east Afghanistan has infected 1,492 people, killed a young woman and left another 100 in critical condition, a provincial official said today.

July Figures Slightly Better Than June’s

The quality of water suppliedin July wasbetter than the previous month but more than one out of seven samples have been found to be contaminated. In June, the number of contaminated samples was one in every five.

Water contamination in flood-affected panchayats of Abujhmarh in Narainpur district of south Chhattisgarh may result in a huge death toll, it is feared.

The secretary of one of the affected panchayats, Kamluram Netam, has told journalists of Narainpur that several panchayats of the area are “severely affected and the death toll will go up.” So far, more than 20 persons have died due to water-borne diseases, the locals said. Many are sick and it is not clear whether any medical support has reached the affected panchayats.