{"id":560342,"date":"2026-08-06T01:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=560342"},"modified":"2026-08-06T01:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:56:42","slug":"govt-sends-mobile-water-testing-laboratory-to-cholera-hit-areas-in-upper-dir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/govt-sends-mobile-water-testing-laboratory-to-cholera-hit-areas-in-upper-dir\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt sends mobile water testing laboratory to cholera-hit areas in Upper Dir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DLP Report<br \/>\nPESHAWAR<br \/>\nThe Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) has dispatched a mobile water testing laboratory to areas affected by reports of a cholera outbreak in Ashiri Dara and other parts of Upper Dir following directives from Provincial Minister for Public Health Engineering Fazl Shakoor Khan.<br \/>\nAccording to a handout issued on Wednesday, the PHED Batkhela Mobile Water Testing Laboratory team reached the affected areas and collected drinking water samples from various locations for detailed analysis to identify possible causes of contamination and assess water quality.<br \/>\nThe department\u2019s team also carried out awareness activities among local residents, highlighting the importance of consuming safe and clean drinking water. 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