Fishermens children dying of waterborne diseases
At least three children died of waterborne diseases in three days and on an average one person was losing life every fortnight in the villages on the embankment of Manchhar Lake because its water had become too toxic for human consumption, found a survey on Sunday. The survey conducted by Dawn found that people in the villages particularly women and children, suffered from waterborne diseases like gastroenteritis, tuberculosis, malaria etc.