The present study was carried out to find the impact of waterborne diseases on the economy of people residing in Sopore Tehsil of north Kashmir where water quality of different drinking water sources has deterioratedand found not fit for human consumption especially in rural areas where drinking water has been supplied through untreated sources (PHE, Sopore). In a sample of 500 households covering 3185 persons about 32.90 percent were suffering from waterborne diseases like Diarrhea, Hepatitis-A, Gastro intestinal, Dermatitis, Conjunctivitis and enteric fever. The impact of waterborne diseases on the economy of the people in the study area was measured by taking into consideration the loss of number of working days annually and health care expenditure.In the study it was found that about 8.90 percent of average working days are lost annually in all the income groups due to waterborne diseases results an average loss of 7169.41 rupees per person. The lost income accounts for about 7.72 Percent of annual income per household per year. While as total annual economic burden of 3584706.39rupees from all the income groups of the sample sites of the study area.
