As many as 1,240 samples of drinking water in five districts-- Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Kaithal and Yamunanagar-- have failed purity tests in the last one year. They were not found safe as per the parameters.

As per the report of the Intermediate Reference Laboratory (IRL), out of the 2,772 samples collected from Karnal, Kurukshertra, Panipat, Kaithal and Yamunanagar districts, only 1,532 were found fit for drinking.

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

Contaminated drinking water poses serious health threats to citizens of the Punjab capital.

Bacteriological tests on samples of drinking water, taken from diarrhea-affected locality of Ellenabad town, have revealed that the water being supplied by the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Depar

It, along with Nigeria, continues to have low coverage levels for prevention and treatment interventions

India continues to have the highest pneumonia and diarrhoeal disease burden in the world, losing 4,00,000 children to these preventable diseases before they turn five, the latest report has revealed. Many more suffer from severe illness.

With large parts of the calamity-hit Ganjam struggling for access to safe drinking water, a mobile drinking water initiative has brought succour to the Phailin-hit populace.

Outbreak of epidemic is looming large following floods in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts. While two persons have died of diarrhoea in Morada, several others have been hospitalised.