Ahmedabad: 1,024 waterborne diseases reported in April

According to a health bulletin issued by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), there has been a rise in waterborne disease cases over the last month. With temperatures rising constantly, incidences of waterborne diseases and heat-related illnesses are on the rise too. According to a health bulletin issued by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), in the last 28 days of April, a total of 1,024 people were hospitalised with complaints related to waterborne diseases.

According to doctors, the waterborne diseases are a result of water contamination. "Other than contaminated water, stale food also causes infections that lead to diarrhea. We have reported more than 600 cases of waterborne diseases until 28th of the month. Fortunately, all reported cases are not concentrated in one pocket," said Dr Bhavin Solanki, in-charge medical officer of health, AMC.

"We are advising people to drink filtered and boiled water if they suspect the water is coloured or stinking. We are also providing free chlorine tablets," added the official.

Of the 1,024 cases, 632 were of gastroenteritis, 134 of jaundice and 257 cases were of typhoid. Also, in just the last seven days, more than two thousand people with heat-related illnesses were treated by the 108 ambulance services.