Diarrhoea: More than 200 cases reported this season

KANPUR: In this monsoon season till now, over 200 cases of diarrohea have been reported in city and nearby areas among, which four deaths were also reported. However, most of the diarrhoea patients have recovered with treatment but the number of sufferers is still increasing.
According to the doctors, with the onset of monsoon and poor civic scenario prevailing in the city, rise in monsoon diseases such as diarrohea and malaria was expected.
The residents have alleged that poor civic amenities like contaminated drinking water supply and open drains have led to outbreak of diarrohea in city, but the civic body is downplaying the entire issue.
Even the health experts believe that the poor quality of drinking water supply is the main reason for gastro problems in the city. People are forced to consume dirty water as the drinking water supply pipelines have developed leakages and the Municipal and Jal Sansthan authorities are not bothered to repair it. Residents have also alleged that the chlorination of the drinking water source has not been carried out properly by the civic body.
In the recent survey of health department, as many as 90 areas in the city were having zero level chlorine in drinking water supply. Though, the health department authorities claimed to sent several letters to Municipal and Jal Sansthan authorities but no one took the matter seriously.
Talking to TOI, CMO, DR RP Yadav said, "I have sent several letters to concerned authorities to maintain the chlorine level in drinking water supply in the city but no rapid and positive response has been given to us. This time I have sent a letter to district administration officials to intervene into the matter."