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 …
A Rs. 365-crore proposal to ensure round-the-clock supply of drinking water to Chitradurga has been submitted to the State government, G.H. Thippareddy, MLA, has said. If the government gives approval, the drinking water problem would be permanently solved, he said after inaugurating a drinking water purification unit installed at the …
In Assam, groundwater in 21 districts has so far been found contaminated with high amounts of arsenic, while the groundwater of nine districts has been found to be contaminated with high amounts of fluoride. Experts engaged in the fight against fluorosis and arsenicosis, maintain that information at the micro level …
NASHIK: The zilla parishad will start a week-long drive from March 16 to spread awareness about clean drinking water. The drive aims to sensitise people on the backdrop of International Water Day that is observed on March 22. The drive will also address the issue of red marking of the …
Sindri: State agencies had always promoted the use of hand pumps over village ponds until it was discovered that the hand pump water in Brahmin tola of Gharbar village under Baliapur block of Dhanbad had a high fluoride content. Villagers are now asking the state government to provide them with …
To deal with water scarcity problem in Trans-Yamuna area of the city, the state government has given its nod for deep boring wells even in critical areas where groundwater level has depleted to alarming levels. After Shamsabad and Sikandra, it's now Kalindi Vihar and Nahraich areas, where government is ready …
GHAZIABAD: First it was chromium, now it is arsenic and fluoride that are in excess in groundwater in Ghaziabad, going by an NGO's report. After hexavalent chromium levels were found to be far in excess of the maximum limit of 0.5mg per litre in various parts of the city in …
NASHIK: The water and sanitation department of the zilla parishad has completed 67% testing of the water samples from its sources for the chemical content in them. As many as 1,441 water samples across the 15 talukas of the district were reported to have chemical content above the permissible limits. …
The Allahabad High Court has asked the District Magistrate and Chief Medical Officer of Sonbhadra to form a committee to look into the issue of arsenic contamination of drinking water in several villages in the district. It has also directed the Indian Institute of Toxicology to prepare a report in …
GAYA: There is some ray of hope for the victims of physical deformity caused by excessive fluoride content in ground water as the state-level conference of orthopaedic surgeons is being organized in Gaya. The conference is scheduled to be held at Bodh Gaya between February 13-15 and according to Dr …
High fluoride levels in water in 14,132 habitations in 19 States With drinking water in 14,132 habitations in 19 States still containing fluoride above the permissible levels, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry fears that a huge population is at risk of serious health conditions such as skeletal fluorosis. …
Soil enzyme activities provide unique biochemical assessment of soil function as a good indicator of soil fertility which can be altered due to the profusion of fluoride in soil and seasonal change. Seven sites were chosen in the fluoride affected area of Nasipur, Birbhum district, West Bengal, India, to make …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as fluoride contamination is known to cause a host of health problems in humans, its impact on reproductive system and fertility in the population of the affected districts of Odisha is set to become the subject of a comprehensive probe. The Centre for Human Reproduction (CHR) of IMS …
Out of 146 samples of drinking water collected from government schools in Sangrur district, 57 have failed laboratory tests. These had been collected by the health authorities in the last 10 months (January to October). Tested by State Public Health Laboratory, Chandigarh, 39 per cent of the samples were found …
Groundwater pollution due to anthropogenic activities may impact overall groundwater quality. Organic and inorganic pollutants have been routinely detected at unsafe levels in groundwater rendering this important drinking water resource practically unusable. Vulnerability of groundwater pollution and subsequent impact has been documented in various studies across the globe. Field studies …
The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) will conduct an impact assessment study in Paradip area to ascertain whether gypsum, which is primarily used to produce fertilizers, is causing water pollution in the area. According to OSPCB regional officer (Paradip) Prashant Kumar Kar, two fertilizer plants - Paradeep Phosphates Limited …
Survey Held In 18 Dists Shows Large Number Of People With Dental, Skeletal Damage High content of fluoride in drinking water in the state is not only causing skeletal damage but also non-skeletal damages including infertility and mental disorders. In the state, a total of 2,749 samples (up to August …
It’s a wake–up call for the people of Guwahati. High fluoride contamination in water has been detected in some parts of the city, raising health concerns among residents, especially those in the high risk zones like Bonda and Lal Ganesh. Dr Mahidhar Pathak of EREC India Research Laboratory said tests …
Almost 22,000 people in two arid districts of Rajasthan in India can now swipe a card and collect 20 litres of clean, drinking water for Rs 5 (one-hundredth of a pound). Water ATMs or kiosks, or reverse osmosis plants, have been installed in some of the villages of the districts …
Chemical contamination of drinking water sources, particularly with fluoride and nitrate, is posing a serious health hazard to people in the villages of Gulbarga district. Sources in the District Surveillance Unit and the National Fluorosis Prevention and Control unit told The Hindu here that as per water quality tests conducted …
