# 8,000 Amdavadis were diagnosed with diarrhoea in
2014, up by about 25 per cent over the 2013 figure.
# Jaundice and typhoid have also raised their heads
as their cases soared by 26 per cent and 44 per cent respectively.
Despite the shocking surge in the water-borne
diseases in the city, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s water testing
laboratories are not equipped to test advanced microbes and heavy metals and in
drinking water as prescribed by World Health Organisation (WHO). This is not
only contributing to rise in water-borne diseases but also damaging vital body
organs like kidney, liver, bone and blood.
