Deaths due to water pollution occur mainly as a consequence of drinking of contaminated water.

The
common diseases caused by consumption of contaminated water are Cholera, Viral Hepatitis, Enteric
Fever (Typhoid) and Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases (ADD).
 
            The number of deaths reported State-wise on account of Cholera, Viral Hepatitis, Enteric Fever
(Typhoid) and Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases (ADD) for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 are given in      
Annexure – I-III. 
 The responsibility for providing safe drinking water primarily lies with the State Governments.
However, following programmes are being run through State Governments/local bodies to ensure supply
of safe drinking water:

Ministry of Rural Development – Department of Drinking Water Supply

(i)                National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).

(ii)              Rural Drinking Water  Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Programme.
(iii)            Jalmani Programme.      
Ministry of Urban Development 

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)

Annexure –I

State wise number of deaths due to Cholera, Viral Hepatitis, Enteric Fever (Typhoid) and Acute
Diarrhoeal Diseases (ADD) reported during  the year 2007

SI.No.
State /U.T Cholera Viral Hepatitis Enteric Fever ADD
  (Typhoid)

1 Andhra Pradesh 0 47 18 198

2 Arunachal Pradesh NR NR NR NR

3 Assam 0 0 37 911

4 Bihar NR NR NR NR

5 Chhattisgarh 0 0 0 11

6 Goa 0 0 0 0

7 Gujarat 0 7 1 3

8 Haryana 0 2 1 30
9 Himachal Pradesh 0 4 0 33

10 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 0

11 Jharkhand NR 1 0 6

12 Karnataka 2 30 5 80

13 Kerala 1 14 4 12

14 Madhya Pradesh 0 18 38 302

15 Maharashtra 0 59 14 199

16 Manipur 0 2 1 16

17 Meghalaya 0 0 2 60

18 Mizoram 0 8 2 10

19 Nagaland 0 1 5 6

20 Orissa 0 18 22 68

21 Punjab 0 15 6 84

22 Rajasthan 0 16 0 38

23 Sikkim 0 7 0 9

24 Tamil Nadu 0 41 128 140

25 Tripura 0 3 4 19

26 Uttarakhand 0 18 0 18

27 Uttar Pradesh 0 20 53 137

28 West Bengal 0 104 82 1118

29 A & N Islands 0 3 1 4

30 Chandigarh 0 34 3 7

31 D & N Haveli 0 0 0 3

32 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0

 33 Delhi 0 59 24 70

34 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0

35 Pondicherry 0 13 1 11

Total   3 544 452 3603

NR- Not reported

Source: ‘National Health Profile 2007’ published by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, DteGHS, New
Delhi. 

Annexure –II

State wise number of deaths due to Cholera, Viral Hepatitis, Enteric Fever (Typhoid)

 and Acute Diarrhoel Diseases (ADD) reported during  the year 2008

SI.No.
State /U.T Cholera Viral Hepatitis Enteric Fever ADD
  (Typhoid)

1 Andhra Pradesh 0 71 17 16

2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 1 2

3 Assam NR 0 75 745

4 Bihar NR NR NR NR

5 Chhattisgarh 0 1 0 37

6 Goa 0 0 1 1

7 Gujarat 0 3 0 2

8 Haryana 0 5 1 46

9 Himachal Pradesh 0 7 2 17

10 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 4

11 Jharkhand NR 3 5 4

12 Karnataka 1 25 16 84

13 Kerala 0 24 5 1
 14 Madhya Pradesh 0 42 37 148

15 Maharashtra 0 34 8 401

16 Manipur NR 0 1 4

17 Meghalaya 0 0 0 39

18 Mizoram 0 11 9 41

19 Nagaland 0 0 0 0

20 Orissa NR 30 32 76

21 Punjab 0 10 4 31

22 Rajasthan 0 8 8 41

23 Sikkim 0 2 0 3

24 Tamil Nadu 0 13 1 16

25 Tripura 0 5 4 39

26 Uttarakhand 0 15 0 29

27 Uttar Pradesh 0 12 31 107

28 West Bengal 0 128 74 829

29 A & N Islands 0 1 0 0

30 Chandigarh 0 NR NR NR

31 D & N Haveli 0 2 0 1

32 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0

33 Delhi 0 62 32 86

34 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0

35 Pondicherry 0 22 2 15

Total   1 536 366 2865

NR- Not reported
Source: ‘National Health Profile 2008’ published by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, DteGHS, New
Delhi

Annexure –III

State wise number of deaths due to Cholera, Viral Hepatitis, Enteric Fever (Typhoid)

 and Acute Diarrhoel Diseases (ADD) reported during  the year 2009

SI.No.
State /U.T Cholera Viral Hepatitis Enteric Fever ADD
  (Typhoid)

1 Andhra Pradesh 4 43 7 94

2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 2 20 7

3 Assam 0 NR NR NR

4 Bihar 0 NR NR NR

5 Chhattisgarh 0 13 5 11

6 Goa 0 0 0 0

7 Gujarat 0 99 1 3

8 Haryana 0 4 31 33

9 Himachal Pradesh 1 5 4 24

10 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 5

11 Jharkhand NR 3 5 4

12 Karnataka 0 17 11 73

13 Kerala 2 13 2 4

14 Madhya Pradesh 4 17 39 134

15 Maharashtra 1 30 12 39

16 Manipur NR 0 2 8
 17 Meghalaya 0 2 0 24

18 Mizoram 0 7 4 17

19 Nagaland 0 0 0 0

20 Orissa NR 82 33 91

21 Punjab 0 5 1 38

22 Rajasthan 0 2 0 26

23 Sikkim 0 3 0 6

24 Tamil Nadu 0 1 1 18

25 Tripura 0 3 1 33

26 Uttarakhand NR 20 49 70

27 Uttar Pradesh 0 19 67 151

28 West Bengal 0 121 78 725

29 A & N Islands 0 2 0 0

30 Chandigarh 0 NR NR NR

31 D & N Haveli 0 0 0 0

32 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0

33 Delhi NR 40 47 107

34 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 1

35 Pondicherry 0 33 1 16

Total   12 586 421 1762

NR- Not reported

Source: ‘National Health Profile 2009’ published by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, DteGHS, New
Delhi

            This information was given by Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad   in
written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha  on Tuesday, July 27, 2010.