Natural Calamity and APHED

Click to read the steps to be taken for purification of water during floods - in Assamese language


Flood-Affected People

Natural calamity like flood is occurring almost every year in Assam and it poses a challenging task to the APHED with respect to ensuring safe drinking water to the flood affected population.

 

Major activities taken up by the APHED during and after flood are as follows :-

·         Distribution of leaflets containing instruction regarding various 'dos and don'ts' to be followed during and after flood.

·         Distribution of chemical packets (alum, bleaching powder and lime) for domestic level water purification.

·         Disinfection of spot sources.

·         Installation of spot sources at the relief camps and raising of the hand pumps as required.

·         Repairing and restoration piped water supply schemes and spot sources damaged by flood.