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Lesson Drinking Water
2.9

FACTS The World Drinking Water Day is celebrated
nd
to Understand every year on March 22 to make people aware
about the importance of pure drinking water.

Water is indispensable in our life. We cannot survive without water. It is as important
as air. We need 2-3 litres of water to drink in a day to live a healthy life. The water
that we drink must be pure and safe. Drinking contaminated water can cause water
borne diseases like typhoid, jaundice, diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera, etc. Most of the
communicable diseases transmits from water. Epidemic spreads due to contaminated
water can cause vulnerable situation.

Case Study

Kumalgaun Village,
in Kalikot district is
having 413 households.
Kanchha Kumal is the
resident of Kumalgaun. Cholera outbroke in
Kalikot district, four Rural Municipalities including
Kumalgaun village were affected. Death toll
already more than 150 and more than 10,000
people were affected. Due to the geographical difficulties and inaccessibility of transportation
to this district controlling cholera outbreak was difficult. Medicine and doctors reached in some
districts where road transport was accessible, but Kumalgaun remain untouched. After 7 days
of epidemic outbreak one reporter reached Kanchha’s house. He was sitting outside holding
his daughter. When a reporter asked him about his condition, his eyes burst into tears. He
showed the condition of his wife who was sleeping inside along with her younger son in critical
condition. His eldest son was cremated that morning only. The Reporter felt sorry and asked
about the doctors and medicine but Kanchha denied of getting any medicines and checked up by
any doctors. The reporter gave a few packets of ORS to him and return to his camp. Next day the
reporter was curious to know the situation of Kanchha Kumal. He went to visit him. After walk
for 30 minutes he reached there. Kanchha was sitting in the same position but this time he was
not holding a daughter. The reporter again asked him about his well-being then he started crying.
He controlled himself and said about the sudden demise of his wife and the youngest son. The
youngest daughter was also infected and sleeping on the bed where her mother was sleeping
yesterday. The condition of Kanchha Kumal was so pathetic. He was only the representative of
Kalikot district. Epidemic reached Jajarkot district also.

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