New Delhi: With new studies pointing to chlorination of water as one of the potential ways to combat novel Coranavirus COVID-19, Alkali Manufacturers Association of India (AMAI) has kicked off an outreach programme beginning World Water Day (22nd March) aimed at raising awareness on chlorination of drinking water for disinfection.
The campaign will entail close liaison with Public Health Engineering Departments (PHEDs) and municipal bodies across different States in the country. AMAI is the august body of manufacturers engaged in production of chemicals such as Caustic Soda and Soda Ash with Chlorine as a by-product.
“Our confidence stems from the successful training sessions on water chlorination and chlorine safety carried out in several States in the last few months in association with municipal bodies. We firmly believe the disease burden owing to water borne diseases can be significantly brought down through chlorine disinfection. This also ties in with achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: Water and Sanitation for All by 2030,” said Jayantibhai Patel, President, AMAI.
