Waterborne diseases

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Choked sewage poses epidemic threat in Zirakpur

Zirakpur: About 3,000 residents of Preet Colony on Zirakpur-Ambala Highway here are living under the threat of an epidemic outbreak with the locality

Fish from polluted lake believed to be the cause of diarrhoea

Staff Reporter KANCHEEPURAM: The consumption of fish, netted from a heavily polluted lake near here, is believed to be the cause of acute diarrhoeal disease that affected more than 500 persons in the town and adjoining hamlets in the past six days, as the test of the drinking water sample …

Threat of diarrhoea epidemic in Chennai

Even as 48 fresh cases of diarrhoea were reported in Chinna Kanch-eepuram on Sunday, the threat of the epidemic spre-ading to other villages, and even Chennai, looms large. While the regional district municipality officer confirmed drinking water contaminated with sewage as the cause for the outbreak on Thursday, and promises …

Bacteriological quality of water

There are some bacteria in all waters. In general they carry out beneficial processes but some bacteria or other microorganisms may cause disease in humans. New water-related diseases, periodically emerge either because they are newly recognized or because their importance increases.

Multi-district assessment of water safety (M-DAWS)

This Multi-District Assessment of Water Safety (M-DAWS) study conducted between March 2007 and December 2008 by WASMO has found chemical and bacterial contamination in drinking water samples in eight districts of Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Kutch, Mehsana, Dangs, Surat and Valsad. Drinking water has been accorded the highest priority …

Water quality for ecosystem and human health

The purpose of the new edition is to introduce the basic concepts of water quality and how it is related to ecosystem and human health; and to present an overview and assessments of current and upcoming global water quality issues with examples from around the world. It also includes a …

The missing link: Access to safe drinking water for PLHIVs

What is the linkage between safe drinking water and HIV? This piece attempts to find out.

News 360o - Briefs

climate change Poznan talks begin Delegates from 186 nations congregated in the Polish city of Poznan on December 1 to negotiate a new climate change treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. Ministers discussed their vision for long-term cooperative action and emphasized the economic slowdown should not overshadow the …

Cholera overshadowing AIDS crisis

Chris McGreal Health workers in Zimbabwe are warning that international alarm over the spreading cholera emergency, which has claimed nearly a thousand lives, is overshadowing the AIDS crisis, which is killing as many people every three days. The rising death toll from cholera, brought on by collapsed sewerage systems infecting …

Spike in malaria, typhoid cases

Zubeda Hameed |Chennai, Fever, vomitting and diarrhoea are common complaints from the outlying inundated areas as the city lacks clean drinking water TWO weeks after the cessation of rain, reports of outbreak of diseases are coming from several areas in the city and the suburbs. Fever, vomiting and diarrhoea are …

Rains could worsen cholera epidemic

GENEVA: The onset of seasonal rain in Zimbabwe has increased fears that the cholera epidemic there could turn into a catastrophe with thousands more sick and further spreading into neighbouring countries, according to the Red Cross federation.

Slow death to Bhanpur slum dwellers

It is bad news for the residents of Bhanpur that they are under the grip of death. Hundreds of truck garbage dumped by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) spreading various diseases in the area, compelling them to die slowly. On the left side of Bhanpur bridge on vacant place the …

Purifying water at point of use

Deepak Saksena, Country Director, AED (Academy for Educational Development) India, in conversation with Rakesh K. Singh on

Study on disease burden due to inadequate water & sanitation facilities in India

Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is essential for protection and promotion of health. It is a basic human right and a key component of effective public health delivery system. "Disease Burden due to Inadequate Water & Sanitation Facilities in India", is a study conducted by the Sulabh International …

Concern over mix-up of sewage with irrigation water

Upset: Residents of Ramaiyanpattai who submitted a petition to the Collector G. Prakash on Monday against release of sewage into Chathram Puthukkulam TIRUNELVELI: As no step has been taken by the officials to check the flow of underground drainage water released from the last pond of the effluent treatment yard …

Diarrhoea grips Majri village, 403 cases in two days

Mohali, November 03 : Leak in water-supply pipeline caused the epidemic, says Health Department, as Water Supply and Sanitation department denies claim Almost every family in the sleepy hamlet of Majri, near Mohali, has been affected with diarrhoea. At least 403 villagers have complained of pain in the abdomen, vomiting, …

Guidelines for drinking-water quality

The first and second editions of the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality were used by developing and developed countries worldwide as the basis for regulation and standard setting to ensure the safety of drinking-water. They recognized the priority that should be given to ensuring microbial safety and provided guideline values for …

WHO warns of possible water-borne diseases

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its latest report has stated that there was a possible risk of water-borne disease spreading in the areas affected by the recent floods. The Epidemiologists confirmed the possibility of such diseases spreading but stated that no cases have been reported yet. Dr. Sudath Peries …

Water leakage a big menace

Hyderabad, Oct. 21: The practice of laying water pipelines close to sewer lines has led to the spread of water-borne diseases during monsoon. While digging roads for laying cable lines, the rain water gushes in and seeps into the water pipelines after getting mixed with the raw sewerage and run …

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