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West Bengal launches water census
KOLKATA: Alarmed over reports of rapid depletion of ground and surface water in the state and increasing arsenic and fluoride pollution, the West Bengal government has ordered a water census in the entire state. The work, which began from Wednesday, would be completed within March next year, state water investigation development minister Nanda Gopal Bhattacharya […]
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Bhoop Nagar villagers may have to be shifted due to fluoride contamination
GAYA: With the distinct possibility of all the 234 residents of Bhoop Nagar being shifted about three km away to a locality near the source of potable water with normal fluoride content (about 0.5 mg per litre of water), the village moves towards the status of “Bhoot Nagar” (abode of ghosts). In any case, it […]
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High Court orders supply of drinking water to fluorosis-hit Nalgonda
YDERABAD: A division bench of the AP High Court comprising Chief Justice S B Sinha and Justice V V S Rao on Friday directed supply of drinking water in water tankers to fluorosis-affected parts of Nalgonda district. In a 20-page order, the bench disposed of a writ petition filed by P R Subash Chander. The […]
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Fluorosis menace fails to move government
PATNA: The slow but sure death faced by the residents of Khairi, a village located in Haveli Kharagpur of Munger district, reflects complete government apathy to the public health in the state. A report reaching the state headquarters here suggests that 80 per cent of the villagers suffer from fluorosis. Health minister Shakuni Choudhary expressed […]
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Protected drinking water supply evades Lingagudem
JAGGAIAHPET (KRISHNA): Lingagudem, a minor panchayat in Penuganchiprolu mandal under Jaggaiahpet assembly constituency, is a village of sufferers as over 70 per cent of the 1,200 people in the village are affected by arthritis or rickets, thanks to the high percentage of fluoride in the drinking water. People of this sleepy village have been drinking […]
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Contaminated and Crippled for Life
When Kusum Kalita joined the teaching staff at Tekelangjun High School 12 years ago, she encountered a rather peculiar experience in the classroom. Many of her students would cover their mouths with their fingers while talking to her. As Kalita was soon to learn, the students were embarrassed to smile because their teeth looked ‘dirty.’ […]
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Fluorosis, the unnoticed scourge
NEW DELHI: With 66.62 million people afflicted, fluorosis has surprisingly attracted little more than a cursory attention from experts and health planners, says a new publication on the subject. “It is rather striking to note that even after six decades, the disease characteristics reported in the early reports are still valid, though we now have […]
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Fluorosis makes Amreli villagers stoop
Hatathigad (Amreli), May 10: Sandhiben can’t sit up on the bed without an effort. She uses a rope tied to the ceiling to pull herself up and finally manages to get out of the bed with a little help from her grandson. Not many will believe that she is just 45. Fluorosis has added years […]
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Excess fluoride in water wreaks havoc in Jharkhand village
Ranchi: Tragedy has struck many a family in the Bakhari village of Jharkhand’s Daltanganj district, where excess fluoride in water has left several with severe physical deformities and even paralyzed some. Bakhari village, situated about 20 km from the district headquarters, has a population of nearly 700, comprising mostly tribals and members of socially underprivileged […]
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Fluoride contamination of water: an issue of concern in India
OCT 31, 2000, M2 Communications – A 20-member Swedish delegation led by Mr. Kjell Larsson, Minister of Environment, Government of Sweden called on the Union Minister for Water Resources, Shri Arjun Charan Sethi here yesterday. The Minister for Water Resources at the outset welcomed the leader and the delegation for paying a visit to India. […]
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