Environment Protection Department Compels To Remove Rusty and Shabby Pipelines

Provincial Minister for Environment Protection Begum Zakia Shahnawaz has said that Environment Protection Department compels other concerned departments to remove rusty and shabby pipe lines for better human health, because old rusted water pipes provide an ideal breeding ground for microorganism including bacteria, and algae .This microbial growth in water distribution pipes pose a direct risk to public health through water borne diseases. She said that the most common water related infections are diarrhea, dysentery, gastroenteritis and skin infections etc.
She expressed these views in a seminar organized by Dedex Company regarding anti-microbial water pipes. The Minister said that we support all other materials like heat resistant sheets etc, being produced and used for the protection of environment in housing industry. We have to make everyone aware of the fact that we must save our natural resources and it is very important to go for new technology, she added. Begum Zakia Shahnawaz appreciated the efforts of Dadex Company for introducing antimicrobial water pipes. Speaking on the occasion, CEO Dadex Qazi Sajid Ali said that Dadex continues to be the industry’s pioneer by offering superior products. He said that new Dadex range of antimicrobial pipes is particularly suitable for water treatment plants, schools, hospitals, food processing factories, pharmaceutical industry and water supply systems. Dadex being the market leader and trend setter in Pakistan’s piping industry, is committed to water conservation as well as supply safe water for the health & well-being of people, he added
CEO International Division DADEX, Danish Dada, said that for the last 58 years DADEX has been developing innovative technology for the benefit of its customers and people of Pakistan. Its strength lies in pre-empting the expectations of the people and product demands, he added. He said that microbial contamination build-up in water distribution pipes poses a direct risk to public health because of waterborne diseases. He said that DADEX antimicrobial pipes are innovative solutions which will definitely grasp the market as it provides maximum protection against water borne diseases. On this occasion, Amir Younis, Managing Director ‘Business Dynamics’ highlighted the importance of antimicrobial pipes and said that microbes which survive in water distribution systems have the ability to multiply and produce an unpleasant surface deposit of microorganisms called ‘bio film’ inside pipes, and to attack pipes themselves. It induces many problems in water like; change in color, odor, taste and turbidity, blockage of pipes and inefficacy of disinfection treatment, he added.