Samples show water supplied to CM House has zero chlorine

At least six people have so far died due to naegleria in Karachi

KARACHI: Amid a rise in naegleria cases in the city, samples collected on Tuesday showed that the water supplied to the Chief Minister House was not chlorinated, Express News reported.

According to the samples collected by the provincial committee on naegeleria, the amount of chlorine in the water provided by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) to government departments, including the CM House, was zero.

According to reports, at least six people have died due to the deadly brain-eating amoeba, also known as naegleria.

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Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly Khwaja Izharul Hassan of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement while talking to Express News said naegleria was a serious issue prevalent in Sindh from Karachi to Kashmore but government representatives were nowhere to be seen.

“The situation would not improve until a departmental review is done,” he said. “We can not rely on the bureaucracy alone.”

Once the brain-eating amoeba enters the body, it quickly invades and attacks the human nervous system and brain, leaving little chance of survival for the patient. The parasitic amoeba thrives in poorly chlorinated potable water.