Bio Sand Nadi Filter

Keeping in view the consumption of contaminated water, the RDO in collaboration with Latter Day Saints Church has planned to provide Bio Sand Nadi Filter to the people living in backward areas of Sukkur district, with special emphasis on three talukas of Sukkur, New Sukkur and Rohri. During survey in these areas especially many colonies of thickly populated New Pind, Kings Hill, Freek Hill, T& T Colony, Nusrat Colony-5 and others in New Sukkur and Sukkur Talukas and some of the areas of Rohri taluka including, Memon Muhalla, Takkar Muhalla, New Yard, Loco-shed and some small villages, some shocking facts about the consumption of untreated tap water were revealed. During the survey people of these areas mostly complained about stomach upset, kidney stones, frequent fever related to some internal infections, drowsiness, diarrhea, liver problems, lungs problems, hepatitis B & C and much more, due to consuming untreated tap water or even underground water fetched through hand pumps. However some of the villagers in Achi Kubiyoon still remember that, the RDO had provided them Nadi Filter, which they have lost during the flood and some of them lost it while shifting from Sukkur to Rohri. It is heartening to know that, after registration of around 2500 beneficiaries throughout three talukas of Sukkur including, Rohri, Sukkur and New Sukkur, Bio Sand Nadi Filters have been installed in more than 500 households in these areas, due to which people are very happy and optimistic that, now they will finally get to use clean and safe drinking water and thus will get rid of the water borne diseases.