Contaminated Water Poses Public Health Hazard

The quality of ground water in many parts of the county, including Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Birgunj an Dhanusha, has been found to have a level of arsenic  concentration that is unsafe for drinking. Arsenic concentration in the ground water is said to be much higher than the level prescribed by the World Health Organization. Besides arsenic concentration, there are other chemicals such as fluoride, manganese, iron, nitrate, chlorine and ammonium in the ground water. Concentration of chemicals in water has been found particularly in the urban Terai areas. Such chemicals pose a great health hazards to those who consume the toxic water. Therefore, the concerned authorities  should come up with some concrete programmes to such a disastrous situation that concerns public health.

Sandesh Yadav
Sunsari.