Question

2. Write a Precis of the following paragraph in your own words :

‘Safe drinking water’ is one of the basic needs and without its

availability in adequate quantity and quality, there could be serious

impact on human and animal health. The Department of Drinking Water

and Sanitation released the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for

drinking water supply and sanitation services during natural hazards.

Drought could lead to scarcity of water due to depletion of water table

and/or drying up of water sources. Natural hazards such as floods,

tsunami, avalanche, landslide or hailstorm could result in wash

off/damage of water supply assets, thus resulting in disruption of supply

of safe drinking water. Therefore, in any type of crisis, proper

management of drinking water supply to the affected people on an

“immediate basis” is an essential requirement. Maintaining

environmental sanitation and individual hygiene are also equally

important to reduce or eliminate chances of disease of prevalence/

outbreak of epidemics. The SOP manual has been prepared, in order

to assist everyone in the Rural Water and Sanitation Department, State

Water & Sanitation Mission, District Water and Sanitation Mission,

NGO’s and the community, whether at the National, State, District or

at other levels. It also indicates actions to be taken at various levels.

The document explains, for each category of staff, what they are

responsible for, and what steps they should take before, during and

after a natural disaster.​

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