Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajat Verma Vs Member Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 07/03/2025. The matter related to chromium dumps at Rania, Kanpur Dehat, Rakhi Mandi, Kanpur Nagar and Fatehpur. Amicus Curiae in the earlier proceedings had pointed out that …
In the present study, samples of ground and wastewater were collected from Pali, Rajasthan and analysed for relevant parameters. The results of the analysis of ground and wastewater showed the high range of toxic heavy metals and other parameters in the ground used for potable purposes. The level of these …
JAIPUR: A five-member delegation of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board which visited two fluoride-affected villages in Rajasthan over the weekend was impressed by the success of a UNICEF-sponsored fluorosis mitigation programme and expressed the desire to replicate the model back home. The Rajasthan Integrated Fluorosis Mitigation …
Aug. 2: The collective effort of the residents of Nakkaladoddi Narsapuram has made the village free from fluoride contamination. The village is five km from the Guntakal mandal headquarters and has 300 habitations. In the past, hundreds of people were crippled in the village because of fluoride contamination in water. …
The purpose of this investigation was to assess exposure to drinking water fluoride and to evaluate the risk of dental fluorosis among the Harappanahalli population. The study covered all 20 areas in Harappanahalli and 80% of population that has access to public water supplies.
Studies on physico-chemical parameters of underground mine water, OCP direct discharge water and sump water of Urimari, Sayal 'D' Block, Khas Karanpura area and Bhurkunda area of South Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited were carried out in 2004-05 and 2005-06 in all the …
BHUBANESWAR: An Action plan to tackle water quality problem in fluoride- affected areas has been prepared by the government, Rural Development Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh announced today in the Assembly. To a question from Ashok Chandra Panda of the BJD, the Minister said 859 habitations will be covered under the …
Workshop blames it on mismanagement of surface and groundwater resources NOTE OF CAUTION: MAWS Department secretary Niranjan Mardi releases a handbook on fluoride and its impact on health at a workshop organised by TWAD Board in Chennai on Tuesday. (From left) Executive director of FR and RDF A.K.Susheela, TWAD Board
In the present study analysis of fluoride content in ground water and surface water of Bhopal region was done. 15 samples were taken from different sampling stations of Bhopal and nearby villages.
The chemical quality of ground water in two tehsils of Satna, that is Sohawal and Majhgawan was studied based on the analysis of 22 water samples. The higher values of certain parameters at certain locations indicate the contamination in groundwater and make the water unsuitable for various applications.
Patna: Fed up with official apathy, people of a Bihar village, suffering for decades due to high fluoride content in drinking water, have sent politicians the simple message: no safe drinking water, no votes. Villagers in Khaira in Jamui constituency have decided to boycott the April 16 polls and have …
Defluoridation is removal of excess fluoride from water. Several methods have been suggested for removing excess fluoride in water. One of such is adsorption. Present study has been conducted to investigate the efficacy of sludge of water treatment plant as defluoridating adsorbent material. The experiment has followed batch process.
The high fluoride level in drinking water sources in many parts of India and its impact on human health has increased the importance of defluoridation studies. Several individual studies have been conducted using different defluoridation techniques; but the number of comparative studies is less in literature. It is significant to …
P. Sridhar Tirupathamma says she is not contesting to win, only to raise her voice against government apathy She looks frail and older than her age, but her determination cannot be doubted. P. Tirupathamma, who is gearing for the elections, makes it clear that she is not contesting to win …
NAGAON, March 23: A pathetic and destructive picture of the various drawbacks of globalization and its outcome can be seen grasping human lives at its full in Nagaon district where disabilities caused by arsenic and fluride are on a constant rise. Government sources said, there are more than 10,000 disabled …
Muktsar: Muktsar residents committing slow suicide by drinking 7-foot-deep water Everyday, Kotkapura Road residents, Vivek Sharma and his wife Neetu, get a 10-litre can filled from the Water Works office campus, after it closes. They don
