NEW DELHI: As many as 200 districts in the country suffer from high fluoride concentration in ground water. Spread over 17 states and affecting a population of some 25 million, another 66 million are described as a “population at risk”. So says a recently-concluded WHO-UNICEF sponsored study on the country’s water supply and sanitation. The […]
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Indian villagers crippled by fluoride
This is a story of a land where excess fluoride has turned the ground water into a slow poison, crippling at least 10,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousand of others in constant misery. This is the story of Nalgonda, one of the poorest and most drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. The […]
India’s groundwater is flooded with fluoride
Fluoride is an acute toxin, with a rating slightly higher than lead. It is, in fact, one of the most bone-seeking elements known to human beings. And groundwater in India shows the presence of unhealthy quantities of fluoride. A worrying scenario: daily ingestion of just 2 milligram (mg) of fluoride could result in crippling skeletal […]
Andhra town under tension as fast for fluoride-free water continues
Tension has gripped an Andhra Pradesh town where a hunger strike by two Congress party politicians demanding potable water for about 600 villages entered the fifth day Tuesday. Doctors said the condition of legislator K. Venkat Reddy and municipal chairman P. Venkatanarayana Goud was deteriorating in the town of Nalgonda, around 100 km from here. The […]
Tension as MLA’s health deteriorates
Nalgonda – The indefinite fast undertaken by local MLA Komatireddi Venkat Reddy and Municipal chairman Pullemla Venkatanarayana Goud for achievement of fluoride-free water to the district, entered fourth day on Monday. The government doctors, who were examining the fasting leaders every hour, said their condition was deteriorating. With the condition of the fasting leaders deteriorating, […]
Why does Hyderabad have so many dentists?
Ever wondered why parts of Hyderabad have so many dentists? The answer is fluorosis. With the high fluoride content in the ground water, the incidence of flurosis has been growing for the past decade. According to a National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) study, it may affect as many as one out of 10 persons in […]
Human Rights Commission Calls for Fluoride Probe in Assam
GUWAHATI, Dec 12 — The Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has registered a case (No. 4306/2002) on the basis of a newspaper report regarding fluoride contamination of water at Kaliabor in Nagaon district, and issued notices to the Secretary and the Chief Engineer of the State Public Health Engineering Department (PHE), directing them to conduct […]
Investigation into Buffalo deaths near Phosphate plant
The probe into the death of more than 35 buffaloes in Chitrapuzha recently has come to a virtual halt with the Animal Husbandry Department deciding not to submit its post-mortem report to the Pollution Control Board (PCB). The department decision was taken on the basis that the results of the post-mortem conducted on the buffaloes […]
Fluoride toothpaste harmful for children
NEW DELHI: If your toddler chews on the toothbrush, licks and swallows toothpaste, make sure it is non-fluoridated. Fluoride ingested by children less than four years old can be harmful. Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) dentist Dr Pankaj Goel told The Times of India, “Parents are not aware about the difference between fluoridated and non-fluoridated […]
Narmada waters will reduce fluoride levels
GANDHINAGAR: At least 500 villages of North Gujarat’s Mehsana and Patan districts, where high content of fluoride in groundwater has posed health hazards, will get respite once Narmada waters were released in Saraswati, Rupen, Pushpavati, Khari and Banas rivers in next monsoon. The release is a part of Narmada Water Grid being created by the […]