Trend of Mortality by Water Related Intestinal infectious Diseases: A Study of National Capital Territory of Delhi, (2001 to 2011)
National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi is experiencing rapid urbanization for the last few decades. The area is lagging behind in water and waste management infrastructure. This is due to the fact that Delhi is recording high growth rate of population mostly through in-migration over the year which is taxing much upon the existing water resources and the provisions made for water supply. Consequently demand is higher than supply of the safe drinking water. The consumption of unsafe drinking water is therefore increasing and is causing serious health problems among the fellow residents of NCT of Delhi. These health problems are basically related to the digestive as well as excretory systems of the human body. These disorders are promoting mortality particularly among those segments of population which do not have access to potable drinking water. This paper is therefore a modest attempt towards examining the population growth rate and the scenarios of demand and supply for potable water as well as the overall water related intestinal infections and related mortality at present and their future occurrence. This requires synergy between the different sectors of the state to overcome the problem. of intestinal infection diseases in the region.
Author(s):
- Swati Bidhuri, Mohd Mazhar Ali Khan, Divya Rani Vaishnav and Faizan sarwar, Department of Geography, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025, India
- Tanveer Ahmad, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025, India
Keywords:
Mortality, Water demand and supply, Migration, Population growth
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