In the backdrop of the fact that the policy makers are battling out the problem of providing potable water to lakhs of countrymen, a research, undertaken by a team of Botanist from Allahabad University, has provide a cheap, indigenous yet a very effective solution to make water free from any contamination and fit to drink.
The team, led by Prof Anupam Dikshit, has found that the seeds of Moringa oliefera, commonly known as Sehjan or drumsticks, have the potential to remove impurities from contaminated water and make it safe for drinking. This interesting and useful finding is the outcome of a DST (department of science and technology) sponsored project, entitled ?Identification of some Indian plants for thedevelopment of indigenous technology for potable water treatment’.
“Growing population, increased economic activity and industrialisation have not only created an increased demand for safe drinking water but also resulted in severe misuse of natural resource. Polluted water is estimated to affect the health of over million people especially in most of the developing countries.” According to a statistical data, it was found that 2.2 million deaths occur per annum due to usage of impure water of which 90% are children under the age of five and it is in this backdrop that our finding bears significance, said Prof Dikshit.
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For the experiment the team members collected water samples from different places in and around Allahabad region including AU campus, Katra, Daraganj, Kydganj, Chowk, Tagore Town, Civil Lines. Among these, the sample having negative bacteria was treated with extract of aforementioned medicinal plants and the antibacterial property was tested by using molecular device i.e. spectrophotometer.
“These low molecular weight proteins worked like magnet when added to any unsafe water as it makes raw waters turbid such as silt, clay, bacteria etc which is then left to settle down or it may be removed by filtration methods”, explained Prof Dikshit. Extract of seeds of drumsticks have shown tremendous power of killing bacteria which causes several diseases such as cholera, dysentery, salmonellosis, typhoid fever , pneumonia etc, he added.