PCSIR prepares water purification sachet

A flood victim drinks water from a hand pump in Murad Chandio village, some 35 km (22 miles) from Dadu in Pakistan's Sindh province, January 26, 2011. Reuters LAHORE: The Pakistan Council of Science and Industrial Research (PCSIR) has prepared a sachet to clean contaminated water up to the standard set by the WHO. Talking to APP here on Monday, sources said that each sachet costs Rs 5 and can adequately clean five litres of water, preventing water borne diseases. The purified water can be used for drinking and cooking purposes and is safe for preparing baby food. The manufacturing capacity of PCSIR is around 5,000 sachets per day that may be enhanced as per req uirements and its technology is transferable as well, sources added. The council has distributed 1,000 sachets among flood victims after 2010′s floods.