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What can happen when drinking water gets mixed with sewae water?

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Sewage water contains germs of waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera. When drinking water gets mixed with sewage water, the germs of waterborne diseases enter the drinking water and cause serious health problems.

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