Diarrhoeal infections nearly tripled in three years

More than half of drinking water samples from public schools and offices in three Lalitpur local units tested positive for faecal coliform and E coli.

Drinking water supplied to schools and public offices in the three local units of Lalitpur district—Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Mahalaxmi Municipality and Godawari Municipality—has been found to be contaminated with hazardous microbes.