YCDC ensures safe water amid diarrhoea outbreak concerns

According to the Yangon City Development Committee’s Engineering Department (Water and Sanitation), approximately 237 million gallons of clean, chlorinated water are provided daily in compliance with WHO guidelines.
The Yangon City Development Committee conducts water disinfection with chlorine at a level that does not pose a health risk to users, in line with WHO standards.
“Some people are saying that the current diarrhoea outbreak in Yangon Region is caused by the water distributed by YCDC. I assure you, that it is not true at all. We filter the water through various processes until it is purified. Only then do we chlorinate it. We have been using this system for a long time, not just during this diarrhoea outbreak. We chlorinate the water at a rate of four milligrammes per litre following WHO guidelines,” said Deputy Head Daw Thwe Naing Oo of the Engineering Department (Water and Sanitation).
She added, “We can guarantee the quality of the water we distribute, but users also need to maintain clean water storage tanks, tubs, and buckets. If the container is not clean, it can harm health. Additionally, the water quality laboratories at the two YCDC water treatment plants test the quality of drinking water daily.” — ASH/MKKS