Now, report water contamination on helpline nos
Ludhiana, July 20
Helpline numbers to report water contamination for both urban and rural areas of the district have been launched where people can report instances of contamination of water in their homes.
For rural areas, individuals can call toll free number 18001802468 to report any problems related to drinking water contamination. In urban areas falling under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, residents can contact 0161-2749120 and for areas governed by local municipal councils, the number to report water contamination is 0161-2920012.
Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said the district administration and the Health Department had identified 32 high-risk areas where fogging was being carried out by respective MC teams. Door-to-door surveillance was being ensured to monitor suspected cases of dengue and other infections.
Action will be taken where water sample will be found non-potable. Additionally, teams have taken samples of drinking water from schools and corrective actions are being taken where the report is not satisfactory.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Corporation will be sending the report of the water samples collected to the government. The step has been taken keeping in view diarrhoea cases being reported from various parts of the state.
The Chief Secretary, Punjab, Anurag Verma, has instructed every state to do chlorination of tube wells, collect water samples daily and send them for testing. The report of the samples would be shared with the government to know the real situation. Instructions had also been issued to clean sewer lines as many times sewer water gets mixed with the drinking water.
Ludhiana has nearly 1,500 tube wells and nearly 2.76 lakh water connections.
