Drought-like conditions, contaminated water spark outbreak risks

Sixty percent of drinking water samples in Lalitpur’s Konjyosom have been found contaminated with faecal coliform.

Of the 20 drinking water samples collected from various places in the Konjyosom Rural Municipality of the Lalitpur district, 12 have been found contaminated with faecal coliform, meaning 60 percent of the water samples tested were unfit for drinking.