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Ahmedabad Battles Rising Waterborne Diseases
5 May
Summary
- April saw 642 gastroenteritis, 55 jaundice, and 155 typhoid cases.
- Over 13,000 water samples tested in April, some lacked chlorine.
- High-risk zones in eastern Ahmedabad see pipeline replacements.
Ahmedabad's health department reported a significant increase in waterborne diseases during April. The city documented 642 cases of gastroenteritis, 55 cases of jaundice, and 155 cases of typhoid. Furthermore, 30 cases of simple malaria, three severe malaria cases, and 29 dengue cases were also recorded.
From January 1 to April 30, a total of 1,700 gastroenteritis, 258 jaundice, and 588 typhoid cases were logged. The period also saw 51 simple malaria, 11 severe malaria, one cholera, and 107 dengue cases.
To combat the spread, AMC collected over 52,000 water samples in April, with 13 testing negative for chlorine. Another 21 of 7,382 samples failed bacteriological tests, indicating contamination risks.
Efforts are focused on eastern Ahmedabad, a high-risk zone, where drinking water pipelines are being replaced in 29 identified pockets. Routine monitoring in these areas is showing a positive trend with a decline in waterborne disease incidence.
