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Santacruz chawl water woes: BMC begins health drive
Updated On: 23 August, 2023 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Rian K
Following this paper’s reports on faecal matter contamination, officials distribute chlorine pills, ASHA workers conduct drive
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Resident Nitin Kamble shows the chlorine tablets provided by the BMC to everyone at the chawl
Following mid-day’s test report, the findings of which were published in its August 21 edition, the medical officer of the H-East ward conducted a survey at the chawl and also administered chlorine pills to be mixed with contaminated water. To kill the E. coli bacteria and treat faecal matter that mid-day found in the water of the Santacruz chawl, the BMC provided 390 chlorine pills to residents as a part of their intensive health intervention drive which ASHA workers conducted across the 3,380 houses.
Residents said blood tests were conducted for those with fever to detect dengue and malaria while BMC officials said they provided oral rehydration solution (ORS) to those with diarrhoea. Meanwhile, sources said civic medical officers and engineers are facing the brunt of a larger urban planning fault. “We finally feel now that someone cares, but this is just so we live to see another day till a permanent solution is found,” said Nitin Kamble, a resident. A BMC officer told mid-day that its reports led to the replacement of four pipes that had visible faults, which local residents have confirmed. However, civic officials are waiting for permission to put sensors in the rest of the pipes to detect and fix faults that are not visible.
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