Water taken out from 65 percent of tube wells in the district is not potable, a study carried out by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Sub-Division Office (DWSSDO), Rupandehi, has revealed.
Chief of the DWSSDO Nandalal Banjade said harmful bacteria and traces of faeces and other waste were found in the water.
“We found that many tube wells were drilled without adopting safety measures such as installing a plate to prevent bacteria,” he said.
He said open defecation and mismanagement of waste, which are sources of water contamination, have made matters worse.
According to available data, around 66,000 tube wells were installed in the district for the population of 400,000.
Many people in the district reportedly suffer from various water borne diseases such as cholera, typhoid, diarrhoea and jaundice every year.
Banjade said it is high time people in the district drank clean and safe water. “While managing waste properly, it is essential that the district be made an open defecation-free zone,” he said.
Available data show that around 130,000 households do not have toilets at their homes. Seven VDCs such as Shankarnagar Anandaban, Karahiya, Madhawaliya, Devdaha, Paroha and Saljhandi have been declared open defecation-free zones so far.
Banjadi said that with a view to making the district open defecation-free zone, a provision is in place, according to which, people who do not have toilets at their homes will not be given government services.
Rupandehi tube well water 'unsafe'
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