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Abstract: Diarrhoea disease and its complications remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries of the humid tropics. Diarrhoea is characterized by an abnormal frequency of watery stools more than three to four times in a day. It is the dominant water-borne disease in the district South 24 Parganas. The district having five subdivisions and 29 C.D. blocks is located in the southern tip of West Bengal. The main objective of this study is to know causes and consequences of Diarrhoea disease in the study area. Both secondary and primary data have been collected for the purpose. All the data have been computed and interpreted. Number of Diarrhoea cases is highest in the western part of the district. Though, frequency of this disease has decreased over time in the study area. Most of the cases have been reported during rainy season. Unawareness about safe drinking water and importance of sanitation are the main reasons for outbreak of Diarrhoea in the district. The most recent advances to control Acute Diarrhoeal disease include zinc supplementation, distribution of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) and rota virus vaccination. The World Health Organization initiated a special programme for control of Diarrhoeal disease among children in 1980. This programme was launched in 1985-86 as the Diarrhoeal Disease Control Programme in India.