Water samples in Ggn fail quality test

40 out of 75 water samples that were collected by the District Health Department failed the quality test, confirmed officials. The rest of the samples have also not passed and have been marked as suspect. The samples were collected last week. The water samples were collected from densely populated areas of Sukhrali, Sikanderpur, Khandsa, Farukhnagar Civil Lines and Dundahera.

After the results, public agencies like Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and Municipal Corporation of Gurugram have been directed to improve the quality of drinking water.

In 2016, District health department had observed that the water supplied to 174 areas in the city was unfit for drinking. The main reason was that the water did not have the sufficient amount of chlorine.

The recent report comes at a time when the city is reeling under the effects of water-borne diseases like Diarrhea, Typhoid, and Viral Gastroenteritis. On an average, there are over 200 cases of Diahorrea that are being reported daily in the Government hospital in the city. "We decided to collect the water samples after we observed a large number of patients suffering from water-borne diseases. Our tests have revealed that the water supplied is unfit to drink. We have directed the public officials to immediately take the remedial steps," said Dr. Ram Prakash Rai Epidemic in charge at Civil Hospital.

"There are likely chances that if a patient is showing the symptoms of vomiting, mild fever, body pain and blood in stools, he may be affected by microbial infections.

In severe cases a patient can also die due to dehydration and low blood pressure," said Dr. Sarath Gopalan, a city gastroenterologist.