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Nellie (Pajhwok): Some residents of Nellie, capital of central Daikondi province, have complained about contaminated drinking water and asked the authorities to address the issue.
According to residents, the well water has been polluted because the quality of the sewage absorption well does not meet the standards.
They say some households have built substandard sewage absorption wells, contaminating clean drinking water.
Ali Rahimi, a resident of Nili city, told Afghanistan Pajwalk News that most people dug sewage absorption wells that were substandard, causing most drinking water wells to be contaminated.
He said the issue was often discussed between property owners and relevant government departments, but no action was taken.
“Unfortunately, in and around the city master plan, some areas, such as the Vahdat settlement, have non-standard septic tanks that are absorption wells, which creates a lot of problems for others,” he said.
Rahimi also said that in the city of Nili, people are facing a shortage of drinking water, as many wells have dried up, but they are worried that some of the wells that have water are also contaminated.
“We request the Neely-Jedda city authorities and homeowners to resolve this issue and save people from the distress and annoyance caused by water contamination,” he said.
Environmental Protection Agency officials said the color, taste and odor of Daikondi’s drinking water had deteriorated by 80 percent.
Arif Sediqi, director of the Public Relations and Publicity Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that they received complaints from the public regarding water pollution and had taken care of public relations and created public awareness.
He said it had been explained to everyone that standard septic tank wells should be constructed instead of absorption wells within and outside the master plan.
He said that currently, about 90% of the houses within the master plan have septic wells, about 20% of the houses outside the master plan have standard septic wells, and the rest are absorption wells.
“Based on complaints from people and the look, color, smell and taste of the water, most communities that have wells for water intake have contaminated water.”
Siddiqi said the EPA has provided environmental awareness and maps to residents, based on which they can dig reasonably priced septic wells.
He also said that efforts are being made to adopt reasonable policies to address the issue.
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