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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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No fluorosis case in Nalgonda in last six years, says Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Mission Bhagiratha and Mission Kakatiya started yielding fruits and realising the dreams of scores of people in Telangana. While Mission Bhagiratha put an end to fluorosis woes in erstwhile Nalgonda district, Mission Kakatiya stabilised about 15 lakh acres ayacut, besides increasing groundwater levels. Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Sunday cited a report by […]
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School going sisters from Subarnapur write letter to PM Modi, seek his intervention
Amarpali: Two school going daughters of Pranabandhu Sahu of Amarpali village of Bahalpadar panchayat under Biramaharajpur block in Subarnapur district have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drawing his attention to the fact that their village has many patients suffering from kidney related diseases due to fluoride-rich drinking water. They have also requested […]
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Experts Ask Sonbhadra’s Residents to Avoid Drinking Water Due to Fluoride Contamination
The fluoride contamination in the water from the area is close to ten times above permissible limits. Residents suffer from a variety of illnesses as a result. Water with ash from Obra powerplant being drained in Karuna river. PC Saurabh Sharma Fifty-three-year-old Vijay Kumar Sharma has been bed-ridden for five years after his lower […]
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Coming soon — govt lab in every district where you can test your water supply for toxins
Under the Har Ghar Nal Se Jal scheme, all states will have to establish water testing laboratories at all levels — state, districts and blocks. New Delhi: You will soon be able to walk to a government accredited laboratory near you with a sample of your tap water, and get it tested to ensure it […]
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Delhi’s 9 districts had contaminated water in 2019: Jal Shakti Minister
The National capital had tough times dealing with its water issues already and an add on is the data released by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in Rajya Sabha on March 2 stating that about nine districts in the national capital had contaminated groundwater in 2019. As per the report, parts of Haryana, Rajasthan and […]
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Madhya Pradesh’s ‘fluoride warriors’ unleash citizen science to empower community
Social science students in Madhya Pradesh are documenting excess fluoride in water points through a citizen science approach led by Columbia University researchers and local partners using smartphones and potable fluoride detection kits. Madhya Pradesh is one of the 19 Indian states severely affected by high fluoride content in drinking water. Long-term ingestion of large […]
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