1. There is considerable reduction in the number of people affected by water-borne diseases in City A during this rainy season. 2. The government has opened four new civil hospitals in City A in the beginning of the year.

There is considerable reduction in the number of people affected by water-borne diseases in City A during this rainy season.
The government has opened four new civil hospitals in City A in the beginning of the year.

[A].	Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
[B].	Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
[C].	Both the statements I and II are independent causes
[D].	Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
[E].	Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The given statements are self-sufficient and depict independent events.