88% water sources in Bhaktapur polluted

BHAKTAPUR, July 12: Coliform bacteria are found in 88 per cent of the water sources in Bhaktapur.

This information was shared at a news conference organized by the District Public Health Office on Wednesday.

Office chief Krishna Bahadur Chand said that water at 16 out of the 18 water sources where water is supplied to the district was found polluted. The office had conducted a test of the water samples at these sources few days back. He said the district is at high risk of disease due to this.

The office had carried out laboratory test of water samples from 18 sources at Changunarayan, Nangkhel and Suryabinayak. Only the water at the Teendhara source at Katunje of Suryabinayak Municipality-6 and the source at the Swasthyachauki, Nagarkot at Changunarayan Municipality-6 was found potable.

The water from the sources at Muhanpokhari at Nagarkot and Bode which is consumed by the people of Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi municipalities is also polluted. There is no filter plant at Muhanpokhari while the one at Bode has remained dysfunctional for many years, it is stated.RSS