Waqar A Jahangir, Wim Van Der Hoek, Flemming Konradsen.
Domestic Uses of Irrigation Water and its Impact on Human and Livestock Health in Pakistan.
Pak J Health Jan ;36(1-2):6-10.

The study documents, different uses and users of irrigation water in Hakra 6-R canal command area in Haroonabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It reports the users` perceptions about quality of water for non-agricultural uses and issues related to other uses of irrigation water in the study area. In general, the household families use water from village water tank / diggi. The water tank receives water from the canal on a weekly basis. The canal water allocation to the sample villages reveals that the average per capita daily water allowance varies between around 6-08 liters. Only 12% of the households have access to public water supply schemes. Regarding the average daily water use for various purposes by the households, the estimates show that water tank provides around 44% of daily water use. In total, the surface water sources account for 61% of the total water supplies (water tank, water supply scheme, and canal). The results show that current domestic use meets only 36% of the minimum daily water requirements of the household families. The estimates reveal that about 90 percent of the households were suffering from water-borne diseases. About 74 percent households reported use of surface water (Water tank, Supply scheme etc.), through applying simple cloth filter. The study proposes that further research should be conducted to document the economics of non-irrigation uses of irrigation water and water quality and its impact on human and livestock health.

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