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 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Arsenic and Fluoride in Ground Water, 06/04/2017. Number of habitations and population affected by fluoride and arsenic contamination in ground drinking water sources in North East Region including Assam as reported by the States into Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Asim Sarode & Ors. Vs the Collector, Nanded & Others regarding unregulated groundwater extraction leading to over exploitation of the groundwater resources with resultant increase in concentration of the fluorides in the groundwater, Maharashtra. The Central …
The parliamentary Committee on Budget has promised to set aside funds in the 2017-18 financial year to resolve the problem of high fluoride content in water consumed in Naivasha. This emerged when members of the committee held a public hearing in ACK Hall, Naivasha, where the issue dominated discussion. Residents …
About 76 percent of rural habitations in India have achieved a fully covered (FC) status, under the National Rural Drinking Water Program, with 40 liters per capita daily (lpcd), but this coverage is primarily through hand-pumps and does not necessarily translate into sustainable and good quality service delivery. More than …
About 76 percent of rural habitations in India have achieved a fully covered (FC) status, under the National Rural Drinking Water Program, with 40 liters per capita daily (lpcd), but this coverage is primarily through hand-pumps and does not necessarily translate into sustainable and good quality service delivery. More than …
Australia’s chief health and medical research agency says fluoride in drinking water does not lower a person’s IQ, cause cancer or cause any other negative health effects. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) analysis of more than 60 years of scientific research and 3,000 studies has backed adding …
ISLAMABAD: More than 80pc Pakistanis consume contaminated and unsafe water, Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer informed the Senate on Tuesday.Responding a question from PPP Senator Sherry Rehman, the minister said the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) had conducted various water quality monitoring projects in the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 11/08/2016. As per the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines, 10% of the total budget is allocated to North Eastern States. Funds allocated by this Ministry to the North-Eastern States during last three years and current year under National Rural …
A recent study by the Delhi University has revealed the presence of harmful chemicals and heavy metals in the city’s groundwater resources. If this groundwater is consumed, according to the study, it can lead to serious health problems in the nervous system, kidneys and the digestive tract. Titled Groundwater Environment …
Hydrogeochemical investigation has been carried out in the granitic terrain of Siddipet area, Medak district, Telangana State, India with an aim to understand the distribution of fluoride in the groundwater and to understand the relationship of fluoride with other major ions, and also to identify the high fluoride-bearing groundwater zones. …
Residents of Kharak Pandva village in Kalayat subdivision of this district are facing an acute shortage of drinking water as the canal-based water supply scheme has become almost defunct because the canal supplying water to the storage tanks remains dry most of the time . As a result, the Public …
High fluoride, nitrate content found in samples tested by Health and Family Welfare Department The poor quality of water in Ramanagaram district was reinforced after samples from all 1,180 villages in the district was tested recently. At least 44 per cent of the population of the district are at high-risk …
While Punjab is increasingly increasing using canal water for drinking on account of high toxicity in the ground water, it will now pump out this water for irrigation purposes. The new tubewell connections – 1.25 lakh - will not just deplete the state’s already depleted water table, but water pumped …
Jagalur (Davanagere): Bindushree, 6, shrieks at the mere mention of the word bath. Pointing at her limb joints, which are covered with boils, the child breaks down saying the ulcers multiply every time she takes a bath. Other than boils, there are many ailments plaguing the residents of Bilichodu and …
Air quality across Australia has deteriorated to alarming levels with the coal industry the nation's worst polluter, new data has shown. The most concerning rise in air pollution is from PM10, a coarse pollution particle about the width of a human hair. Nationally, total PM10 emissions have increased 69 per …
Faced with the problem of fluoride and arsenic material contaminating their potable water resources, 15 states are set to receive a special assistance from the Centre to tide over the crisis. The government has already released Rs72,676 lakh for the states following an advice from NITI Aayog. In the north, …
Fluoride content high in areas depending on groundwater. Hyderabad: Rapid depletion of ground water levels in Hyderabad, resulting in borewells being dug deeper and deeper, is posing a fluoride risk. Chaemicl analysis conducted by the state groundwater department has shown that the fluoride content in water is above the permissible …
Nagpur: Taking serious note about prevalence of fluorosis in most parts of Vidarbha, Marathwada and Western Maharashtra, the Pune-bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the collectors from 12 districts to ensure that groundwater sources having higher fluoride contents should be discontinued, either by identifying alternate sources or by …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench here has directed the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to jointly identify industries in the state that discharge effluents with higher fluoride content into treated waste water. The court also asked the two government bodies to …
Varanasi: Perturbed by the increasing levels of hazardous pollutants including heavy metals in water, air and soil, the natives of different villages in the Singrauli area of Sonbhadra district formed a forum -Singrauli Pradooshan Mukti Vahini supported by Banwasi Seva Ashram to raise their voice and draw the attention of …
