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No fluoride affected villages in Telangana: KTR
Highlights Telangana state has emerged as a fluoride-free state with zero affected areas along with the Gujarat and Uttarakhand Telangana state has emerged as a fluoride-free state with zero affected areas along with the Gujarat and Uttarakhand. The number of fluoride affected areas in Telangana during 2015 was 967 but the number has come down […]
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Data on fluoride concentration profile in groundwater of rural habitats in Mahabubnagar district, Telangana, India.
Abstract Fluoride is an undesirable chemical in drinking water that can have dreadful concerns on health. The objective of this study is to establish the concentration profile of fluoride in groundwater used as drinking water in 31 rural habitats in Mahabubnagar district, Telangana State, India. Drinking water samples from bore wells/hand pumps were collected from […]
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Clean drinking water to every household in Bihar by 2020
Patna, Aug 28: All households in Bihar will have clean drinking water facilities by the end of this year, much ahead of the similar target set for the country by 2024, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday. Kumar said though the work under the scheme was hampered due to pandemic and floods in many […]
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Hydrogeochemical Evaluation, Suitability, and Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater in the Watershed of Godavari Basin, Maharashtra, Central India.
Abstract In this investigation, the geochemical progression of a total of 31 groundwater samples of pre-monsoon season was assessed with categorization based on entropy weight water quality index and risk assessment on public health in the semi-arid area of Godavari basin, Maharashtra, Central India. Graphically, the major groundwater types identified were Ca–HCO3, mixed Ca–Mg–Cl, and […]
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Health risk assessment of co-occurrence of toxic fluoride and arsenic in groundwater of Dharmanagar region, North Tripura (India)
Highlights Groundwater is completely unsafe for consumption in the studied areas. Groundwater fluoride contents found to be positively correlated with arsenic. High concentration of fluoride observed in urine samples. Children of the study area are at high risk from developing dental fluorosis. Cumulative Noncancerous Lifetime Hazard Index detected to be prominently high. Abstract The present […]
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Life in a ‘cursed’ land during a pandemic: The story of Churaman Nagar
No one in Churaman Nagar remembers a time when there was no sickness. “When your land is cursed, there is nothing you can do”, says Kunti Chaudhary (58) holding up the only photo she has of her granddaughter Putus. Putus, died a year ago. She was four and had never been able to get up […]
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Central Government pushes for 100% household tap connections in rural areas of West Bengal
In continuation of various initiatives taken up to improve the lives of people of this country, ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ was launched by Government of India last year to provide every rural household in the country a Functional Household Tap Connection for supply of potable water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality on regular and […]
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Fluorosis victim-turned-crusader from Nalgonda no more
Rajitha actively participated in the agitations for safe drinking water to fluoride-affected areas in the past 17 years. Veeramalla Rajitha actively participated in agitations for safe drinking water to fluoride-hit villages. File photo Nalgonda: Fluorosis victim and Fluorosis Vimukthi Porata Samithi member Veeramalla Rajitha (30) died of ill health at Kudabakshupally, her native place, in […]
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Fluorosis: an ongoing challenge for India
High levels of fluoride from food and contaminated groundwater are putting many people in India at risk of fluorosis, an underappreciated and sometimes debilitating disease. Sizzling onion, potato, and chickpea preparations flavoured with turmeric, chilli, and fresh coriander are a common sight along the roads of the Indian capital Delhi, where small crowds gather at […]
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Punjab:‘Groundwater in three Malwa districts poses risk’
CHANDIGARH: The chemical contamination of groundwater in southwestern region of Punjab is posing a great health risk to people living there, points out a study conducted by the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. To investigate the source, distribution and potential health risk assessment of groundwater quality, study was conducted in three districts — Bathinda, Ludhiana […]
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