YSRCP claims safe water reduced diseases, villagers counter

Amaravati, Nov 23 : The YSRCP on Monday claimed the state has witnessed a drastic decline in typhoid and diarrhoea cases after the drinking water supply has been improved. However, people in several parts of the state say that they continue to be deprived of the filtered drinking water.
Senior Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leader and Rajya Sabha Member V. Vijaysai Reddy said typhoid and diarrhoea cases in Andhra Pradesh have reduced by more than 60 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019.
Reddy said the state saw 4.6 lakh diarrhoea cases in 2019 which declined to 1.58 lakh in 2020.
Among all the districts, Chittoor accounted for the highest number of diarrhoea cases, 23,013, while West Godavari district saw 3,279. Likewise, from 28,000 cases, typhoid cases fell to 7,869. These statistics pertain to the period January to September, 2020.
Incidentally, the health department proactively monitored the containment of these diseases in the current year.
“Significant reduction in the number of cases is a result of supply of safe drinking water, proper sanitation and awareness campaign,” claimed Reddy.