Students exposed to unsafe drinking water in Karachi: report

Results of samples of 73 colleges indicate students drinking unclean water

KARACHI: Many public sector colleges of Karachi are being supplied contaminated water, making students prone to various diseases. Many students bring drinking water from home.

The issue of supply of unsafe water to colleges emerged after the education department conducted laboratory tests of water samples collected from 136 government colleges in Karachi.

Reports of the water samples from 73 colleges indicate that 15 colleges in District East, including Government National College No 1, Government National College No 2, Khatoon-e-Pakistan Government Degree College for Women, Government Girls College PIB and Government Degree Boys and Girls College Stadium Road, are being supplied unclean water.



Among the colleges of District Central, Government College of Education FB Area Block 15, Government Delhi Inter Science College Hussainabad, APWA Government College for Women, Government College for Men Nazimabad and Government Degree Science College Liaquatabad have been found to be devoid of safe drinking water.

Similarly, 11 colleges of District South, including Aisha Bawany Government College No 1, SM Government Arts and Commerce College No 1, Government Degree Commerce and Economics College No 1 and SMB Fatima Jinnah Government Girls Degree College, have no potable water for students or teachers.

In District Malir and District Korangi, Government Degree College for Women Ibrahim Hyderi, Government Degree Boys College Konkar Village and Government Degree College Razzaqabad are among colleges where contaminated water is supplied for drinking.



According to sources, 57 government colleges have yet to send their samples for laboratory tests. The education department has instructed them to submit their samples as soon as possible.