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KOZHIKODE: The spread of waterborne diseases in Kerala after the onset of monsoon has once again exposed the serious health hazards posed by water contamination. There are thousands of laboratories offering blood test facilities across the state but, for water, there are hardly any takers. Concerned over the lack of facilities to test water quality, the […]

At a time when the government is advising the public, particularly children, to consume safe drinking water to stay fit during the monsoon, students at Government Elementary School in Kishanpura village drink contaminated water, rich in fluoride, from a hand pump. Sources said, “To prepare mid-day meal for students, water is drawn from the hand […]

Spurt in incidence in hamlets sets alarm bells ringing In mid-July, Barothu Chandru became the 14th person surviving with one kidney in Mansingh, a Lambada hamlet in A. Konduru mandal of Krishna district, where four villagers have died due to renal failure in the last three years. At least 14 others are afflicted by the […]

POLITICIANS who keep squabbling over the SYL Canal, pitting farmers of one state against the other, pay least attention to the kind of water people they represent drink. A Central report — the National Health Profile 2017 — has highlighted how large sections of Punjabis and Haryanvis consume chemical-laden water. According to the data released […]

Taking a big step forward, Punjab Health Department on Sunday announced to provide free of cost dental implants to the poor and needy in the state. Announcing this, State Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Minister Brahm Mohindra said the decision would prove a milestone for the people of Punjab. Mohindra, speaking at the […]

CHANDIGARH: As per a report of the National Health Profile (NHP) 2017 released by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, there are 214 habitations across Punjab with excess presence of arsenic in groundwater. Amritsar tops the list with 132 habitations with high arsenic content in water. The report says that there are 11 districts in […]

Excerpt: India is the world’s highest user of groundwater. It consumes over a quarter of the global total – equivalent to 230 cubic kilometres per year. Groundwater from over 30 million access points supplies 85 per cent of drinking water in rural areas and 48 per cent of water requirements in urban areas. Most groundwater […]

New Delhi: According to the Union Ministry of Health and Welfare, more than 8000 children in Kerala are affected with Fluorosis. The main reason is attributed to the drinking water containing fluoride. The condition which effects mainly teeth and bones are mainly seen in the districts of Palakkad and Alappuzha. A survey conducted shows that […]

Around 74,548 habitations in the country have “quality affected” water and a programme has been launched to provide safe drinking water in the places where the natural resource is contaminated with chemicals like arsenic and flouride, the government said on Monday. During Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, members voiced concern over the fact that […]

The Hogenakkal Water Supply & Fluorosis Mitigation Project, funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, seeks to provide potable water to Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts, which are drought-prone and have recorded fluoride content above the permissible level in groundwater. The population is also affected by dental, skeletal and non-skeletal fluorosis. The scheme was inaugurated […]