Filtration plants installed in the capital to provide clean drinking water are supplying contaminated water, causing diseases among the capital residents.
According to a report of Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR), 45 per cent of filtration plants are providing contaminated water, which is used by 75 per cent of the citizens.
According to the report, water obtained from various filtration plants of the city were sent for laboratory testing and human wastes were found in the water obtained from filtration plants installed in the Sectors I-8, I-10, I-10 Markaz, G-8, G-9 and G-11.
It has also been found that some tube wells, installed in Zone-II sectors, are providing contaminated water, which is causing hepatitis while bacteria were also found in some samples of water obtained from Zone-III.
It has also been found that these filtration plants are not being checked regularly and many of them have lost their benefit due to lack of attention.
Report : THE NEWS 2day
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