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Sogival village (Gadag district): A deadly affliction that has almost immobilised them
In Sogival village, the groundwater has a dangerous 4.84 ppm of fluoride Two-thirds of the people suffer from skeletal deformity Residents are unhappy that no help is forthcoming Sogival village (Gadag district): His gaunt frame propped by walking sticks, Ramegowda C. Patil looks far older than his 45 years. His painful limbs prevent him from […]
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Fluoride Poisons Children in Jharkhand, India
Fluoride poisoning from groundwater in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand is causing serious health problems for villagers. In Chukru village the people are suffering from acute dental and skeletal disorders, and it’s been that way for a long time. Yellowed teeth and bone deformities develop as soon as children reach the age of five. Ten-year-old […]
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How many can India relocate?
Issue date of Down to Earth: February 28, 2010, online February 17. THERE is talk of a new generation of filmmakers in Mumbai sensitive to the realities of an India that popular cinema has left untouched till now. Health conditions have recently found their way into film scripts. Diseases like Asperger syndrome, dyslexia and anterograde […]
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Film: A village crippled by fluorosis (Balsingh-Singpur, Orissa)
Issue date of Down to Earth: February 28, 2010, online February 17. Pabani Pradhan, 42, looks 60. She can’t walk on her own. Joginath Pradhan, 60, Pabani’s neighbour, uses crutches. Sukant, 24, the sole breadwinner of a family of six, cannot move out of the village to fit tiles in people’s houses any more because […]
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Chennai: Work orders issued for Package-I of the Hogenakkal Drinking Water Project
CHENNAI: The State government on Thursday issued work orders for Package-I of the Hogenakkal Drinking Water Project that would solve the drinking water requirements of Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts. After completion of the pre-qualification, technical qualification and financial evaluation, work orders to the value of Rs.237.18 crore for Package -I was issued to IVRCL Infrastructures […]
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Orissa: Alternative sources explored to check fluorosis
BHUBANESWAR: People in 16 districts are using groundwater containing excessive fluoride, said the Orissa Government yesterday adding that alternative arrangements are being made for the habitations facing the problem. Districts like Nuapada, Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Balangir, Cuttack, Boud, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Kalahandi , Khurda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Phulbani and Puri are badly affected by the problems […]
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Bihar: Safe drinking water for Bihar villages soon
Patna: There is good news for hundreds of arsenic- and fluoride-affected villages in Bihar as they will be provided with safe drinking water soon, official sources said Tuesday. Arsenic, an odourless and tasteless semi-metal element, occurs naturally in the environment and sometimes as a by-product of agriculture and industry. The state government has decided to […]
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Shyanubhoganahalli, Bangalore: Fluorosis dents their confidence
Smile, they say, enhances your face value. But for the children of Shyanubhoganahalli, it is proving to be more than an embarrassment. For, excessive fluoride content in groundwater in this village has caused extensive damage to their teeth and dented their confidence. Dental fluorosis has made inroads into this Bangalore village thanks to the heavy […]
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Number of rural habitations with various contaminants in ground water based drinking water
RAJYA SABHA The Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development Ms. Agatha Aangma today informed the Rajya Sabha that Consumption of water containing certain contaminants in excess of the prescribed limit is harmful to human health viz. excess Fluoride may cause dental, skeletal and non-skeletal fluorosis, excess Arsenic may cause arsenicosis and related […]
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Karnataka: Fluorides, nitrates in water crippling villagers
BANGALORE: For good health, the quality of drinking water is critical. But in Karnataka, where much of groundwater sources are concentrated with fluorides and nitrates, the impact is devastating. Dental and spine-related ailments are showing up in many cities and villages. In some of the fluoride-endemic districts like Kolar, Chitradurga, Gadag and Bellary, smiles on […]
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