They are widely blamed for contaminating the water local residents have to drink. According to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 90 per cent of factories in and around the city dump their waste untreated in open pits or discharge untreated water in streams. His village Kot Assadullah and neighbouring Kalalanwala, to which it is joined, now have a reputation. Arsenic – typically found in groundwater contaminated by untreated industrial, municipal and agricultural waste – in particular, is a source of increased concern. Twenty years have already passed since deformities started appearing in Kalalanwala, and little change has taken place.

Source: The Express Tribune May 12, 2018 04:30 UTC