EVALUATION OF AVAILABLE DRINKING WATER QUALITY FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES LIFE STYLE IN NORTH WEST BALOCHISTAN

Abstract

Evaluation of drinking water in Afghans refugee’s sites is an interesting feature, before authorized agencies explicitly closed the camps, after more than three decades. Secondary goal is to know, how many types of ethnic groups of refugees are present and highlight there life style. For this purpose two camps were selected as a case study. To support the current study, two residential locations in Quetta city were reported, where the afghan refugees are living. In this context total 50 samples were collected for the analysis of essential water quality parameters. The 21 hydrological parameters were analyzed, colour and taste in selected location is unobjectionable (except saranan), odour is unobjectionable, pH range between 7.7 to 8.0, the maximum value of E.C is 3115 μ/sm2 , threshold value of turbidity is 8.5 NTU and T.D.S are high in Camp A, alkalinity level is 2.3- 6.7m.mol/lit , Ca, CI threshold value is double in Camp A , CO3 is zero ,F is in prescribed limit, Iron, Hardness K, Mg and NO3, evaluation is satisfactory, HCO3 lie between 115-335 ppm, Sodium concretion in camp A is slightly high, The rose up value of SO4 490 ppm in saran camp rest are in limit and total coliform results show that most of the population is not consuming safe drinking water. There are eight ethnic groups who are residing near and inside Quetta city.