PAKISTANI CAPITAL REPORTS 70% DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATED.

ISLAMABAD, May 1 Asia Pulse - Sixteen per cent of the filtered water supplied to Pakistan's Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) is infected with bacteria, revealed a recent survey conducted by Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak EPA) over the filtration plants installed in Islamabad.

According to the report, four out of the total 24 functional filtration plants in the federal Capital give out contaminated water even after filtration, which, as the report stated, was rich with bacteria besides other health-risking ingredients. The sectors where these plants are situated are I-9/1, I-10/1, G-9/2 and I-10/2.

A similar study report published a bit earlier by Pakistan Council of Industrial and Scientific Research (PCSIR) stated that 70 per cent of the drinking water supplied to the federal capital was contaminated. The report also stated that the same contained human wastes besides other hazardous additions.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Pak EPAs survey has been conducted for the sectors of I, H and G series of Islamabad only while the light hasnt been thrown over the rest of the city, including the posh sectors of F, E and D series. Similarly, the underdeveloped areas like Barakahu, Banigala, and Chak Shehzad have not been included in the survey.

Secondly, the study has been conducted over the water provided by the filtration plants only, which are installed in a single place in a sector from which the residents fetch ...