Mumbai: The number of people affected has dropped by 44% waterborne diseases As if cholerain typhoid and leptospirosis Maharashtra According to the State Economic Survey 2021-22, during the two pandemic years.
While 8.75 lakh people were affected by water-borne diseases in 2019, the number declined to 4.9 lakh in 2020 and 4.6 lakh in 2021.
The number of enterocolitis and infectious hepatitis has also decreased.
State monitoring officer Dr Pradeep Awte said, “This decline in water-borne diseases reflects the better quality of drinking water being supplied to households in both urban and rural areas.”
BMC data shows that hospitalizations due to gastroenteritis have dropped by 70% and hepatitis by 80%.
While 8.75 lakh people were affected by water-borne diseases in 2019, the number declined to 4.9 lakh in 2020 and 4.6 lakh in 2021.
The number of enterocolitis and infectious hepatitis has also decreased.
State monitoring officer Dr Pradeep Awte said, “This decline in water-borne diseases reflects the better quality of drinking water being supplied to households in both urban and rural areas.”
BMC data shows that hospitalizations due to gastroenteritis have dropped by 70% and hepatitis by 80%.