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 …
JAISALMER: Young people have started looking old due to the increasing fluoride content in water in many villages of Jaisalmer and Barmer districts. This is serious as problem of hunchback and bone related diseases are on rise. Besides, people avoid marrying someone from these villages. Dozens of families in Balu …
Parched Bangalore could take a leaf out of Bagepalli where villagers use rainwater for drinking and cooking as well. And to their amazement, many have been relieved of debilitating health problems. Precious source: Rainwater is so precious in Bagepalli that it is not used even to wash hands after having …
Bioremediation is an invaluable tool box for wider application in the realm of environmental protection. Bioremediation approach is currently applied to contain contaminants in soil, groundwater, surface water, and sediments including air. These technologies have become attractive alternatives to conventional cleanup technologies due to relatively low capital costs and their …
Excess fluoride in groundwater-based drinking water supply is a growing concern in semi-arid tropical (SAT) regions of India. More than 16 states in India are facing the fluorosis problem. Several southern-peninsular states are experiencing monsoon climate condition, where the rainwater is harvested through tanks and used for agriculture. Presence of …
High concentrations of fluoride (F–) in drinking water are harmful to human health. Knowledge of spatiotemporal distribution of F– content in groundwater is thus a prerequisite for taking preventive measures. This communication reports F– incidence in groundwater and its relation with the prevalence of fluorosis in Tamnar area, Raigarh District, …
Infrastructure major Punj Lloyd today said it has won a contact from Bihar government for a water treatment plant to supply 6.224 million litres of drinking water per day to fluoride affected areas at Kharagpur. "Punj Lloyd Delta Renewables, a Group Company ...today announced winning an EPC contract for a …
Until the 1940s, the irrigation and drinking water needs of India were met by rivers, ponds, lakes, dugwells, and rainwater sources. However, in the middle of the 20th century India continually faced two daunting challenges: providing food for an ever-growing population and decreasing the burden of highly prevalent water-borne diseases, …
High fluoride groundwater leads a health threat to millions of people around the world. This paper analyzes the most extensive database on fluoride and other chemical constituent distribution in arid tract of Ottapidaram block, Tamilnadu, India where it is the only source of drinking water. The study was conducted in …
Villagers of Bommanahalli in Haveri district are no longer susceptible to water-borne diseases or complications arising out of drinking water with high fluoride content as they have access to mineral water at a mere 20 paise a litre following the recent installation of a water purification plant at a cost …
TIRUPATTUR: Member of Legislative Assembly of Tirupattur T.K. Raja has requested Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to extend the Hogenakkal drinking water scheme to various parts of Vellore district . In a letter addressed to Mr. Stalin, he said that groundwater in areas such as Kandhili, Natrampalli, Alangayam, Pernambut and …
Groundwater sampling was carried out at 25 locations from dug wells and bore wells in Rajpura tehsil in Chandrapur district during post monsoon season (October 2009) to assertion groundwater fluoride concentration.
For understantind the fluoride characterization, about 82 groundwater samples has been collected at different locations in the study area. Charnockite and biotite gneiss are the major lithounits of the area.
An increase in fluoride level in the water in the taluk has come to light. A study conducted by Bangalore-based Indian Food and Life Sciences Research Institute has revealed the presence of fluoride content in the water beyond recommendable limits. Taluk Animal Husbandry Department Assistant Director Dr N Jagadeesh Kumar …
Ranchi, Sept. 20: Chief secretary A.K. Singh has directed the drinking water and sanitation department to ensure that no village affected by fluoride and arsenic problems remains unattended. He asked the officials to immediately initiate the process to seek cabinet approval for administrative sanction regarding execution of water quality improvement …
The increase in the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients from the north central region of Sri Lanka has become a environmental health issue of national concern. Unlike in other countries where long-standing diabetes and hypertension are the leading causes of renal diseases, the majority of CKD patients from …
DESPITE a 40-year national programme to mitigate its prevalence, anaemia remains the second most common cause of maternal deaths in India. Since 1970, government doctors have been recommending iron and folic acid tablets to pregnant women—and distributing them free—to combat anaemia. Yet, studies conducted in rural Delhi in 2002 show …
Millions of people in Uttar Pradesh are drinking water contaminated with traces of cadmium, fluoride, arsenic, nitrates and lead, says a recently released Government report. A report prepared by the Department of Minor Irrigation and Ground water has claimed that groundwater in 49 out of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh …
It is increasingly becoming obvious that Punjab is turning into a hotspot of Environmental Toxicity. More than two hundred dangerous chemicals in our environment including our own bodies. Chemical Toxicity is the known story but recently added Radioactive Toxicity is relatively less talked about. This is quite obvious now that …
Tezpur: Arsenic and fluoride existing in ground water in Assam's Sonitpur district has claimed five lives and caused several others to suffer from related diseases like stomach disorder, kidney and heart problems. Consumption of water poisoned with arsenic and fluoride regularly was suspected to be the cause of five deaths …
Effective use of rainwater is the only way to free ourself from consuming flouride and to eradicate fluorosis, said K Narayanaswamy, a water expert and former joint director of the Public instructions Department. He was speaking at a workshop on use of rain water organised by Arghyam, Bangalore and BAIF, …
