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HYDERABAD, May 9: A spokesman for the Hyderabad Development Authority has said drinking water being supplied to people is a little saltish but all hazardous elements have been removed and the water has been made safe as per WHO specifications. He said the provincial committee entrusted with the task of determining the quantum of water to be released from the Manchhar Lake into the River Indus had already ensured a ratio of 1:40 to neutralize the water.
He said the Water and Sanitation Agency, health and irrigation departments and various organizations were testing the water quality many times a day.
The spokesman said besides release of pure water to remove salts, hardness of the water was also being eliminated through modern technology at Wasa’s filter plant.
He said that at Hussainabad, Latifabad-4, Paretabad and Hala Naka water works, where chlorination facilities were not available, alum and bleaching powder was being used to eliminate pollutants.
He said Wasa was analysing the water quality through laboratory tests three times a day. He said according to the latest laboratory report, the electric conductivity of water was 327 while the safe limit prescribed by the WHO was 700.
He further said the WHO had prescribed the safe limit of TDS (total dissolved salts) at 500 but the TDS limit of water being supplied to people was only 210.
The spokesman observed that the water was safe for human consumption.
APPEAL: A man has appealed to authorities and human rights organizations to provide protection to his family and take action against people who had allegedly raped his 12-year-old niece.
The man, Mohammad Bachal Gopang, was speaking at a news conference at the press club here on Sunday.
Mr Gopang, who is a resident of Goth Mubarak Gopang, Johi, Dadu, said his sister, Bhanal, wife of Punhal Gopang, had come to his house on April 28 and informed him that her daughter had been kidnapped allegedly by Deedar, Manthar, Jamood and Mohammad Suleman, all Gopangs by caste. He said according to his sister, the kidnappers suspected that his nephew, Qalandar Bux, had developed illicit relations with their relative, Mehnaz.
He said his nephews, Lal Bux and Qalandar Bux, and other villagers, went to the house of the kidnappers to bring the girl back.
He said the accused started firing from their houses and
the villagers also returned the fire in which Mehnaz was injured.
He said his niece managed to escape. He alleged that she had been gang-raped.
Mr Gopang said a paternal uncle of the girl, Haji Khan, went to the Johi police station to lodge a complaint but he was arrested by ASI Mir Hassan Shahani.
He said his brother, Mehar Ali, who was a policeman, was also arrested.
He said due to fear he had left his house and was living with friends because his life and lives of his family members were in danger.
He appealed to authorities for protection and taking action against tormenters of the girl.
