2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Waterborne diseases
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Illegal wells pose health hazards for slum dwellers in Mumbai
Mumbai: Following the civic body's drive to snap all illegal tap water connections and booster pipes due to water shortage in the city, desperate slum families in Northeast Mumbai are now digging wells to tap the ground water, which is allegedly contaminated with sewage residues.
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Panchayats roped in to repair water sources
Renovation of 500 bawlis and wells in Hamirpur district will be completed by month-end
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They get drinking water from drain
While crores of rupees are being spent on public projects ensuring safe drinking water , the people of Gajaladinne village in the taluk are fetching potable water in drains. The reason - taps are installed in the drainage itself. Obviosly, people are vulnerable to water-borne diseases easily.
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Urbanization and water, sanitation and hygiene in Bhutan
Water is crucial for development and for the well-being of people, as well as for achieving the national goal of "Gross National Happiness". Even though Bhutan has a fairly large quantity of fresh water it cannot afford to be complacent. The country faces a number of challenging issues in water resource management due to the expansion of industry and agriculture, and urbanization.
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Bacterial contamation in drinking water: a case study in rural areas of northern Rajasthan, India
The objective of this study was to determine the bacterial contaminations in drinking water samples collected form some rural habitations of northern Rajasthan, India.
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200 taken ill with diarrhoea
In the wake of recent viral infection, nearly 200 patients have reportedly been affected with the outbreak of diarrhoea in different parts of the district. This was stated by health services joint director Dr Vinod Pathak, who is also looking after the charge of Chief Medical Officer of Chamba district, on phone this evening.
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50 fall ill after drinking contaminated water
As many as 50 people from Padeli-Sattari took ill after drinking contaminated water. According to reports, 50 people from Padeli have been suffering from water-borne diseases, resulting in vomiting and loose motions over the last six days.
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Measures taken to prevent spread of water borne diseases in north
With heavy rains prevailing these days in areas in the north, the Governor of the Northern Province GA Chandrasiri has advised the officials of the Department of Health of the Northern Province to take steps to commence a special health programme for the prevention of malaria and dengue in the resettled areas.
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Water purifiers for the poor fail to prove their worth
Many of the systems intended to provide clean water for families in some of the world's poorest communities may not work. That's the conclusion of Paul Hunter, a microbiologist at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, who has assessed past studies of the effectiveness of household water treatment (HWT) systems.
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100 affected by diarrhoea in Balangir
BALANGIR: As many as 100 persons were affected by diarrhoea in Gaintala village under Punitala block here on Monday. While 18 of them have been taken to Balangir headquarters hospital in a serious condition, the rest are undergoing treatment in the village.