Diahorrea outbreak: ‘situation worrisome’

Health official Hemant Kumar,when contacted,said,“We have collected water samples from five areas today. The Health Department,Chandigarh has called for a report immediately and it is very clear that the situation here is very bad. The water being supplied through taps is not at all fit for human consumption.” Kumar was accompanied by Inspector Gurdev Singh.

Kumar added,“We visited the tubewell from where the water supply is coming. The condition of this well is a complete tell-all. The pipes are broken and lie open. The tank used for chlorination of water is such a bad condition that instead of cleaning water it must be adding impurities the water.”

It is learnt that when these health officials reached the pump there was no one on duty and when the person did reach,he tried to put the pipes together to show a good picture.

It may be mentioned that it is not for the first time that poor potable water has been reported from this area. The area councilor,Ravinder Sabharwal has lodged many complaints in the past about this issue.

Meanwhile,officials of the Nagar Council claim that tracking fault in the water supply lines could take days because the pipes are underground and will need a lot of digging. Water to the affected areas is currently being supplied through water tankers.