Deteriorating Health Conditions by Effects of Water Quality in Pakistan

Abstract

Aim of the Study: Drinking water quality is deteriorating due to major urbanization patterns and the rapid explosion of the population taking place in Pakistan. This article addressed the various problems of quality water associated with provinces and cities. The article seek some logical grounds of quantity trigger the issue of quality water production in Pakistan it is estimated Only 20% of Pakistan's population can access to fresh water for drinking. while the other 80% are prone to use unhealthy contaminated water due to scarcity of water (Daud, 2017).

Methodology: Current research study analysed the reports of water quality of four major cities of Pakistan i.e., Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Faisalabad.

Findings: The most water-stressed areas are one of those where negligence prevails among the people to wastewater. This situation hurts millions of people who depend largely on the agricultural sector for their basic needs and food security. It has an adverse effect on for energy production sector which uses hydrological ways to produce supplies for domestic and industrial use typically the water quality is determined by physical and chemical changes in the water due to many factors, mainly primary determinants are sedimentation, runoff, pH, weathered bedrock, temperature, pesticides, and detergents.

Conclusion and Policy Implications: Globally, the most persistent problem of water quality is eutrophication entitled to a high amount of lead and phosphorous content in water making it impaired to use. If available, water quality is countered with scarcity, shortage of clean pathways, drainage effluent mixing, cross-contamination by industrial and domestic usage, and inadequate technical capacity of service providers. The study showed that poor sanitation, monitoring, and treatment systems lead to a decline in drinking water quality. The presence of hazardous materials and bacteria in drinking water is detrimental to human health. Waterborne diseases have been reported in many instances. Dysentery, cholera, typhoid, and hepatitis are often reported watery infections in rural Pakistani cities.