Sindh is under the threat of an inconceivable issue of polluted water. The recent analysis by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources reveals that the quality of water in Sindh has worsened. Because of the presence of pathogenic bacteria in water, it is unfit for human consumption.
Children are most vulnerable to deadly water diseases like typhoid, hepatitis, cholera and diarrhoea. At present, Sindh tops the list of the highest number of cases of diarrhoea and the highest number of deaths of children under five. Clean water is a basic need and a prerequisite for a healthy Pakistan. It is time the Sindh government made decisions to cope with this water issue. It is also the responsibility of the federal government to look into the matter and take the people out of this imbroglio.
Wali Ejaz Nekokara (Islamabad) “The NEWS”