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Hogenakkal project to treat high fluoride groundwater
CHENNAI: Global tenders are likely to be floated in a couple of months for the Rs.1,334-crore Hogenakkal water supply project, which will benefit the drought-hit Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts. Eighty-five per cent of the project cost will be funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. After the Japanese Prime Minister’s approval, expected by January, […]
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High concentration of fluoride in coastal blocks of Orissa
Kendrapara (Orissa) (PTI): High concentration of fluoride has been found in at least two thickly populated blocks of this coastal district of Orissa, according to a government study. The latest survey by the state directorate of ground water has found fluoride content in water table of Garadapur and Marshaghai blocks in Kendrapara, official sources said […]
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Halfway into government project, arsenic in water still a big worry
New Delhi: The government has made almost no headway in its ambitious plan to treat groundwater for arsenic, fluoride and salinity under its flagship programme, Bharat Nirman. “With more than 210,000 habitations remaining to be covered, there is no way we can meet the target by 2009. And there are chances that this project may […]
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New water harvesting project
Kolkata, June 10: The Institute of Wetland Management and Ecological Design has launched an elaborate rain water harvesting project in the Birbhum and Purulia districts to be operational this monsoon. The fluoride contamination of groundwater in Birbhum has become a point of serious concern for the Public Health Engineering (PHE) authorities. Five villages will be […]
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Fluorosis : Bone crusher in Assam
Life for Gita Deb (44) of village Tekelangjun in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam is an endless odyssey of pain. For the last seven years she has been bedridden, suffering from perennial body pain. She is also without medical care, even medicine. Her husband looks after the family and also takes care of the […]
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5000 in Doda contract fluorosis, lose teeth
Jammu, Jan 28: Many thousand people in Doda district’s Ghat area are believed to be suffering from dental flourosis, in which the victim loses teeth by fast decay and discoloring of the enamel. Jammu’s Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) in August 2000 had detected excess fluorine content in drinking water in Ghat. Six yearn on, the […]
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Black salt, black tea may cause flurosis poisoning
New Delhi, Dec 31: If you thought unsafe water alone caused fluorosis poisoning, think again. Black salt and black tea are equally dangerous, an ongoing study has shown. Consuming them means not only bone and joint pain, anaemia, fatigue and blockage of blood vessels but also destruction of the stomach and intestinal lining. For pregnant […]
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Joint pain? It could be fluorosis
NEW DELHI: The next time you suffer from a persistent backache or an irritating stiff joint, don’t attribute it to long hours spent at the computer. It could well be the result of fluorosis, a disease thought to affect people in rural India with no access to safe drinking water. It’s time to include it […]
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Groundwater with chemicals unsafe for use: Study
BANGALORE: The hazardous chemicals present in groundwater in different parts of the State have breached all permissible limits. Results obtained from the groundwater samples collected from 4,090 open dug-up wells and bore wells reveal that there is a large quantity of nitrate, fluoride and iron present in them. A recent survey conducted by the Mines […]
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A crippling disease in Birbhum villages
Sir, Fluoride toxicosis, commonly referred to as fluorosis, has caused an alarming situation in some villages of Birbhum district. Nasipur and its adjoining villages, 10 km west of Nalhati railway station, are the worst affected. In the first week of this month, I saw hordes of children and adults suffering from this painful water-borne ailment. […]
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