Indus River Water Turns Toxic and Poses Serious Health Hazards, Revealing Dangerous TDS Levels; Authorities Issue Urgent Appeal to Citizens to Abstain from Drinking Contaminated Water
JAMSHORO : The water of the Indus River has become unsafe for consumption as alarming reports show the presence of toxic and unfit materials that have reached dangerous amounts in the water distributed to people in Jamshoro, Hyderabad and Kotri.
This terrible situation was brought to light after the Executive Engineer of Kotri Barrage sent out a formal letter to the Superintending Engineer of Baghiar Circle, Hyderabad, urging them to take urgent measures. The official correspondence said that the concentration of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) has sharply risen in the Indus river and the water is now completely unsafe for consumption by the people in Jamshoro, Hyderabad and Kotri.
The significant increase in the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) level: The official letter mentions that the TDS reading in September was 660 milligrams per litre, but it jumped to 940 milligrams per litre by October 1.
Therefore, the authorities have made a public appeal to the citizens, asking them to completely refrain from drinking the water of the Indus.Humanitarian Risk: Health and water officials said people could suffer “severe medical consequences” if they drink the water, which is heavily contaminated, and warned that if no action is taken immediately, there could be a serious humanitarian crisis.
Immediate Banning of Discharge of Toxic Waste into the River from Manchhar Lake and Manchhar Sugar Mills: There is a strong demand in the official letter for an immediate ban on the discharge of toxic effluent into the river from Manchhar Lake and Manchhar sugar mills. Moreover, the government has requested immediate provision of fresh water after Sukkur Barrage to Kotri.