Hyderabad:
The evil sanitation after the recent rains of the monsoon has left the city covered with stagnant garbage and water batteries, causing serious inconvenience for residents. The failure of the Hyderabad municipal corporation and its nine cities to carry out the proper elimination of waste and anti-germen spray has worsened the situation, triggering the spread of mosquitoes, flies and other insects.
As a result, local hospitals and private clinics are informing an increase in malaria, dengue, chikungunya, gastroenteritis, liver and stomach infections, with older children and citizens who are more affected.
According to reports, stagnant rainwater still remains in the Units of Latifabad 7, 10 and 11, Airport Road, Bhatti Chowk, Site Area, Tando Mohammad Khan Road, Hali Road, Goods Naka, Murshidabad, Zeal Pak Colony and other low neighborhoods. Even public facilities such as Rani Bagh, Zoo, the Niaz stadium and several government schools are flooded. In the areas where drainage, lots of waste and mud have been completed continue to extend the foul smells.
The residents complained that the already damaged roads have worsened, interrupting the traffic flow and causing damage to the vehicles.
Medical experts have expressed a serious concern about the impact on public health. Professor Dr. Muhammad Akram Bajwa, head of the Department of Gastroenterology of the Hyderabad Civil Hospital, warned that contaminated water and poor sanitation are feeding an increase in hepatitis A and E, diarrhea, vomiting, gastric disorders, flu and cutaneous infections. He advised citizens to boil drinking water, consume homemade foods, avoid lower quality street food and counterfeit cold drinks and minimize exposure to rainwater.
Dr. Bajwa warned even more than dirty and stagnant water contains harmful bacteria that can penetrate wounds and cause serious diseases. He added that the lack of anti-den and anti-male spray is contributing to the proliferation of mosquitoes and flies, increasing the risk of malaria, dengue and chikungunya outbreaks.
