HYDERABAD, Oct 22: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that illegal water connections and use of plastic pipes for water supply are serious problems and the latter also creates a health hazard, adding that both trends can be eliminated only with the cooperation of the people.

He was speaking at a seminar on illegal water connections at a hotel here on Wednesday. He said that illegal water connections were a major problem for the district government and the situation further aggravated when the consumers used plastic pipes for getting water supply.

He pointed out that due to the use of plastic pipes, the quality of filtered water was spoiled and added that the consumers should not forget that the district government had spent tens of millions of rupees on the construction of filter plants to ensure the supply of clean drinking water to them.

He said that people should realise their civic responsibilities and help the district government to check illegal water connections.

He called upon Hyderabad Development Authority and Water and Sanitation Agency officials to create awakening among the people through cable TV and electronic and print media and by displaying banners against illegal water connections and use of plastic pipes.

HDA Director-General Javed Junejo, DCO Ali Ahmed, water technologist Dr Ehsan Siddiqui, Dr Mohammad Iqbal Bhangar and others also spoke on the occasion.

TRAINING: The director-general of the Sindh Civil Service and Local Government Academy, Mohammad Ibrahim Qureshi, inaugurated a two-day training programme for nazims, naib nazims of talukas and union councils of Tando Allahyar district.