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Students step in where government fears to tread
Thirty college sophomores have set out to do what a slew of government schemes promised but failed — root out the seeds of water contamination in Nagaon and Karbi Anglong. Ever since arsenic and fluoride were found in the ground water along the Nagaon-Karbi Anglong border nearly a decade ago, thousands of villagers have been […]
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Contract for Hogenakkal project to be finalised soon
CHENNAI: The contract, covering a major component of the Rs. 1,334-crore Hogenakkal water supply and fluorosis mitigation project, is likely to be settled shortly. The component covers the construction of head-works and two master balancing reservoirs in addition to the establishment of water treatment plant of the capacity of 160 million litres a day (MLD). […]
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Fluoride-related problems increasing
BANGALORE: Endemic prevalence of a unique syndrome characterized by genu valgum, goitre, dental mottling and xerosis of the conjuctiva among school children in Kaiwara, a village in Chikkaballapur district. This is according to a study conducted on endemic hydric fluorosis in Kaiwara and a neighbouring village by MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals. The study […]
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Lives crumble in water
Hamshala Swami can barely stand. He can only sit or lie on his back and that too only with the help of his father. Swami is suffering from gene valgum, a skeletal deformity that occurs due to high intake of fluoride. His bones have become so brittle that he can’t even lift a glass of […]
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Excess fluoride in rural drinking water supply affects 31,306 villages
NEW DELHI: Cheap ration — like rice at Re 1 per kg — is a common poll slogan of political parties in various states in election mode, but politicians appear unconcerned about providing safe drinking water to crores of villagers, in the grip of dreaded diseases like fluorosis, arsenic lesions and nitrate poisoning. In a […]
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Hogenakkal project ahead of schedule
CHENNAI: Even as Tamil Nadu and Karnataka continue to lock horns over the Rs 1,334-crore Hogenakkal Water Supply and Fluorosis Mitigation Programme, the state government here is moving ahead of schedule to ensure that the scheme for water-starved Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts is completed by 2012. In a significant development towards implementing the much-awaited water […]
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INDIA : Water Privatisation – ‘No Need For Costly Consultants’
JAMSHEDPUR, Jharkhand state, Oct 24 (IPS) – The Indian corporate conglomerate, Tata, says it is ready to provide water services in this vast country and also prove that privatisation does not have to involve expensive foreign consultants and providers. The Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company (JUSCO), a Tata subsidiary based in this s 104-year-old steel […]
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Hindalco aluminum plant damaged crops
SAMBALPUR, Oct. 8: More than 140 acres of paddy fields with standing crop got damaged after severe rain on the 18th of last month. Farmers of Gundurupada, Nua Jamada, Nua Gujatal, close to Hirakud township, alleged that fluoride gas from the Hindalco plant producing aluminium from alumina was responsible from the crop damage. The reports […]
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Delhi among 19 states facing ground water contamination
Besides a rapidly depleting groundwater table, the country faces another major problem on the water front — groundwater contamination — a problem which has affected as many as 19 states, including Delhi. The geogenic contaminants, including salinity, iron, fluoride and arsenic have affected groundwater in over 200 districts spread across 19 states, which includes Delhi. […]
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Pension hiked to fluoride-hit victims
HYDERABAD: Kindling light into the lives of physically challenged persons from fluoride-affected areas, Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy announced a major hike in their pension. Those with 40 per cent handicap and getting Rs 200 pension currently, will receive Rs 500 pension from November. Similarly, fluoride victims who are completely handicapped and cannot work will […]
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