Chinese model of water purification system can reduce possibility of waterborne diseases, which are troubling Pakistan's economy up to $1.3 million every year and are the biggest source of gastrointestinal infections.
Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Shah Faisal Afridi stated this while speaking at the think tank session of his Chamber. Ahmad Hasnain, Senior Vice President, Salahuddin Hanif, Secretary General and a number of the Executive Committee Members also attended the session.
Afridi said that replication of the Chinese water purification system could overcome water and water disease crisis in Pakistan particularly in poor cities, which are not getting access to clean water. Water crisis is a global issue and Pakistan is facing this crisis particularly in Sindh and northern Punjab, he said and expressed confidence that China's assistance in this field could help a lot.
Speaking on the occasion, PCJCCI Senior Vice President Ahmed Hasnain said that China's global fresh water resources are merely 6 percent whereas they have to provide clean drinking to 20 percent of world population. With the years of research and exploration, China has devised a water purification system that not only enabled China to meet its water need but also provided people with medically approved healthy water, he said.
A representative of a Chinese company- Halo Source Technology said that China had created a series of water filtration devices that rely on gravity but do not require electricity or plumbing to operate.
"We have developed the products which kill deadly bacteria and viruses, which suits to the developing world where access to water filtration is limited," he said.
PCJCCI General Secretary said that the existing framework of Pakistan's water purification system needed to be revolutionized and the modern technologies of this field will bring innovation in water facilities. He asserted that safe water purification is really vital as water chlorination is causing more harm than tap water itself.