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HYDERABAD: There is big hope for 17 fluoride states of the country as IIT Hyderabad has been successful in removing fluoride from drinking water using Jamun seed derived carbon. Fluoride victims victims suffer major health issues, especially bone and dental disorders. The crippling effect of fluorisis has majorly been felt in Nalgonda district of Telangana. […]

BHUBANESWAR: AS fluoride contamination of groundwater continues to be a vexing problem in many parts of the State, the Government on Monday directed the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water department to install water purification system that could remove fluoride from water.The department has been given a target to install filter for removal of fluoride from water […]

Bhilwara, Rajasthan: Like much of Mewar in Rajasthan, Bhilwara has rich reserves of prized granite and base metals such as iron, zinc and lead. Mining companies such as Hindustan Zinc and Jindal Saw have invested hundreds of crores in the region, yet Bhilwara remains underdeveloped on most socioeconomic indicators. There is water shortage and contamination […]

A village slowly recovers from the ill-effects of high fluoride content in water For close to a decade, rainwater collected in buckets and vessels was the only source of safe drinking water for some 300 households in Madhava Yadavalli village, about 25 kms from the district headquarters. “We were ‘rain-fed’,” say the villagers. However, high […]

Official says applications are being processed in batches The State government’s decision of providing a monthly pension of 2,500 [rupees] to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients has come as a solace for those found eligible, but it continues to elude a good number of the over 600 patients in Prakasam district, where fluoride-induced CKD is […]

As municipal supplies deteriorate in quality bottled water sales soar to 4.4 billion litres, worth Rs 7,040 crore For Janaki, resident of Delhi’s largest slum, Sangam Vihar, safe water was a luxury. Water supply was restricted to an hour a day and was not fit for drinking. A severe water crisis in summer and the […]

The Union Government has red-flagged a sharp decline in the groundwater level in Punjab. As per a study conducted in May, 94 per cent of the state has shown a decline in the water level when compared to the average level from 2007-16. Despite that, the Punjab Government is adamant on keeping the “politically sensitive” […]

Sometime in 2002, a close friend of mine, Dr Vulimiri Jagdish, former Senior Public Health Specialist from the World Bank, introduced me to Dr Timothy Badger from Boston, USA, who had patents in water filtration technologies. Dr Badger was very passionate about doing work in India and wanted a partner. It was then that I […]

HYDERABAD: Amid talk of possible bypoll to Nalgonda Lok Sabha segment as the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is said to be considering this bypoll option to test waters to know about his government’s popularity among people, the state government has decided to expedite Mission Bhagiratha works to provide potable water to the fluoride-hit Devarakonda […]