26 June,2011 07:57 AM IST | | Priyanka Vora
Chandanwadi residents find fecal matter in their BMC water supply
Three year old Disha Hodaris is suffering from fever and loose motions for the past three days. Like her, most of the residents of Chandanwadi in Marine Lines, have taken ill due to contaminated water being supplied to their homes since one week.
"At least one member in each house has loose motions or fever. Why is the BMC taking so long to rectify the situation? In the morning the water is brown, and we can see fecal material floating in it," said Rashmi Jadhav, a resident of Ropa Lane.
Resident Sadhna Motiwala echoed a similar view. "We discard the water that comes for the first 20 minutes, but even what we manage to collect is so dirty that it can't be used to wash utensils or clothes."
The local civic dispensary receives four to five cases of diarrhoea and vomiting daily, besides patients with high fever. C Ward officer Chanda Jadhav told Sunday MiD DAY, "I have received complaints from residents. BMC workers are trying to find the location where contamination has occurred. We will fix the problem soon."
Meanwhile, Disha hasn't been able to go to school for the past few days. "The BMC should get the problem fixed before someone is hospitalised," said Laxmi, her worried mother.
