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Study finds fluoride content in Rava Dosa, Rohu fish
By consciously favouring ‘Rava Dosa’ (a thin and crispy crepe made from Rava and rice flour) over other food items or consuming “Rohu” (river) fish to satisfy your hunger pangs, you are likely to end up with a higher intake of fluoride. Rava Dosa and ‘Upma’ (popular in South India) have a high concentration of […]
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‘Groundwater in 24 districts have arsenic’
GUWAHATI: The groundwater of 24 districts of Assam has been contaminated by arsenic, while that in 13 districts affected by fluoride, the state assembly was informed on Thursday. Replying to a query by AGP MLA Ramendra Narayan Kalita during question hour, public health engineering minister Rihon Daimary said groundwater in 6,881 areas of 24 districts are […]
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India signs pact with ADB for safe drinking water in Bengal
New Delhi, Oct 3 India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed a $240 million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water to about 1.65 million people in three districts of West Bengal, an official statement said. The project aims to provide safe and sustainable drinking water to people in Bankura, North 24 Parganas […]
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Determined artist in Nalgonda sees brighter side of life
Nalgonda: Ramavath Suvarna, a fluorosis victim who could not even eat food by herself, developed her artistic skills by overcoming her disability and now stands tall as a role model. The 22-year-old tribal woman, a resident of Saibanda thanda of Kudabaskhpally gram panchayat in Marriguda mandal of Nalgonda district, was crippled due to fluorosis. She […]
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India’s parched earth: Too late to solve the worst water crisis in its history?
Population growth, rapid development, widespread pollution and bureaucratic mismanagement are putting tremendous pressure on the country’s depleting water resources. The programme Insight looks at whether Day Zero is inevitable. INDIA: It was once known as the city of a thousand lakes. But it is now the city of burning lakes. Bengaluru, or Bangalore – India’s […]
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Fluoride content found in N’pada groundwater
Fluoride in groundwater of Nuapada district is a menace for its people. Suffering due to this contamination is gradually increasing. About 60 per cent of the tube-wells here, which are the main sources of drinking water, contain more than the permissible fluoride level of 1.00 mg per litre. The RWSS department has tested water samples […]
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24% areas in Bengaluru receive hard water high in inorganic minerals; IT hubs Bellandur, Whitefield on the list: Survey
Bengaluru: A recent survey conducted across 1423 homes in Bengaluru reveals that about 24% households receive water with a hardness level above the ideal limit of 200 mg/l. While 49% of these samples were from borewell, 26% was corporation water. On the other hand, about 13% of samples collected reported high levels of Total Dissolvable […]
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Many Odisha schoolchildren hit by fluoride contamination
Water sources in 54 schools and anganwadis show high fluoride presence The spectre of fluoride contamination has come to haunt schoolchildren in Odisha’s Nuapada district with potable water sources in as many as 54 schools and anganwadi premises testing for fluoride presence beyond permissible limits. Prolonged consumption of fluoride-contaminated water leads to dental and skeletal […]
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With audio plays and drumstick plants, a radio station is battling fluorosis in Haryana’s Mewat
Fluoride levels in 493 villages are exceptionally high. A new show called ‘Fluorosis Se Jung’ aims to help residents protect themselves from its effects. In August, Palak Ramesh showed no hesitation when the teacher at her government school in Haryana’s Khedli Khurd village asked her to spell out her name. But the next moment, when […]
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Installed in areas dominated by economically weaker section, 15 water ATMs await formal inauguration
Impressed with the initiative of Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, State Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar invited Rite Water Solutions to install 300 water ATMs in Chandrapur district Fifteen Water ATMs installed in the city with the initiative of Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule are awaiting formal inauguration. The Water ATMs to make available pure drinking water at […]
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