KANPUR: Poor sanitation had led to the spread of infectious diseases,
skin and viral infections in the city. Tap water in most parts of the
city is contaminated The condition is miserable in Jajmau where kids and
elderly have fallen prey to skin and intestinal infections after
drinking contaminated water.

The residents of Jajmau came out
on the roads on Monday to protest. They alleged that the kids in the
localities in Jamau are falling sick after consuming contaminated water
that is being supplied to the area. Six kids from two to seven years and
several elderly people became sick in the last 10 days.

The
residents said that the majority of Jajmau area has been getting
polluted water over the last six to seven months. The residents alleged
that municipal authorities do not pay heed to their complaints.

“We get dirty water for the first 30 minutes of the supply and just
when the clean water starts coming, the supply stops,” said Afzal, a
resident of Ompurwa. Dheerendra and Chirag said poor quality of potable water is being supplied in Jaggaipurwa and Lalbangla.
Jajmau resident Radhika said that in the last one week, more than 50
residents had to be hospitalized after drinking contaminated.

Irshad (2), Zahira (5) and Harshit (3) have recently fallen sick after
drinking tap water. The residents alleged that skin infections are also
on the rise. In the last survey of district health department,
the Jajmau area was under red line. The chlorine level in potable water
was found zero in this area.

“We have sent a list of areas found with zero level of chlorine to Kanpur Municipal Corporation
and Jal Sansthan. This has been done in order to make them aware of the
poor quality of water in the city,” said a health official.