Karachi Imposes One-Month Swimming, Bathing Ban over Hub Canal Safety

Several locations worldwide have implemented swimming bans due to safety and environmental concerns. In Portage, Michigan, Austin Lake will be closed to swimming for two days as the city applies chemical weed treatments to control aquatic plant growth, with irrigation restrictions lasting an additional five days. In Braga, Portugal, bathing at Adaúfe river beach has been banned following several cases of allergic reactions, potentially linked to pollen allergies rather than water quality, with the ban remaining until water test results are available. In Ireland, swimming at Clogherhead beach is temporarily prohibited after an incident at the nearby wastewater treatment plant, pending water quality results. In Karachi, Pakistan, authorities have imposed a one-month ban on swimming, bathing, and public gatherings along the Hub Canal due to increasing drowning incidents and threats to the water supply infrastructure, with legal actions planned against violators to ensure public safety and infrastructure security.