The National Green Tribunal on Friday issued notices to 11 district collectors, the health ministry secretary and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board regarding the presence of fluoride in water. Justice V R Kingaonkar and Dr Ajay Deshpande took cognisance after Pune-based Sahyog trust led by Advocate Asim Sarode filed the case before the Tribunal. The […]
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Fluoride treatment plants in nine wards
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will instal 1,000-litre-capacity fluoride treatment plants in nine wards of Yelahanka and Mahadevapura divisions. The Palike decision comes after it discovered high fluoride and nitrate contents and total dissolved solids (TDS) in the underground water in the nine wards – Chowdeshwari Ward, Attur, Jakkur, Thanisandra, Hoodi, Anjaneya Palya, Hagadur, […]
Crop loss row hits Hindalco
Sambalpur: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has confirmed crop damage in October due to emission of fluoride gas by smelter of Hindalco Industries Limited at Hirakud in the district. In the report, submitted to the government on Friday, the board has maintained that fluoride gas emitted from the smelter, aided by heavy rain […]
Akashavani Layout gets water high in fluoride content
Most residents forced to purify it before consuming A majority of the residents in Akashavani Layout are compelled to use RO (reverse osmosis) purified water even for non-potable purposes. The water from the two borewells in the area is not fit for human consumption. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike sunk two borewells in the area […]
Fluoride emission by HIL: OSPCB team visits plant
A three-member team of Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) visited Hindalco Industries Limited (HIL) at Hirakud here to find out a permanent solution to recurring emission of fluoride gas from the plant damaging crops in the peripheral villages of HIL on Tuesday. The team led by OSPCB Environmental Engineer Dilip Das checked the polluting […]
HC compares Pavagada taluk’s plight with endosulfan victims
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday said that the plight of the people living in Pavagada taluk could turn out to be like those who reportedly suffered from the use of endosulfan in Dakshina Kannnada district if the State government continued to ignore their demand for drinking water. “Have you seen teeth and bones of […]
OSPCB confirms crop loss for Hindalco’s emission
Damage of crop in the peripheral villages of Hindalco Industries Limited (HIL) at Hirakud due to fluoride emission from the plant has been confirmed by Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB). Regional Officer of OSPCB Hemendra Nath Nayak told this paper that analysis of foliage and water samples collected from farmland on October 17 revealed […]
Govt survey puts Beed on fluorosis alert
AURANGABAD: The water-starved Beed district is now staring at a bigger crisis. The state health department tested 3,862 water samples from the district, and found 2,402 unsuitable for drinking due to high content of fluoride, nitrate and iron. The same survey found 376 people suffering from dental and skeletal fluorosis and also kidney-related diseases in […]
Skeletal fluorosis in children has cure
GUWAHATI, Oct 16 – Contrary to common belief, skeletal fluorosis in children can be cured with regular intake of safe drinking water and pharma-micro-nutrients like calcium, vitamin-E, magnesium, vitamin-C, antioxidants, etc., which can be availed from locally produced vegetables and giving up the habit of consuming the fluoride– containing beverages like tea, items like rock […]
Now, high abortion rate a cause for concern in Attappadi
The tribal areas of Attappadi have witnessed high rate of abortions even as infant deaths due to malnutrition and anaemia have ebbed away in the last two months. “The number of abortions has crossed 40 this year. As many as 15 abortions of which six were done on medical grounds were carried out in August […]