Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Asha Devi, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Bhagwanpur, Khand Chhanchhrauli, Yamunanagar Vs State of Haryana dated 18/09/2019 regarding industrial pollution in village Bhagwanpur, Tehsil Chhachhrauli, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana on account of ply wood and chemical factories operating in violation of environmental …
AURANGABAD: Drinking water samples taken from nine talukas in the district put nine of the 858 gram panchayats (GP) under the red zone category, which means that these GPs failed to provide clean and potable water. A report on the quality of drinking water was made by the health department …
DIPAYAL: Coliform, a cholera virus, was detected in drinking water supplied to districts in remote far-west. The virus can spread diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid and viral fever, among other diseases. Coliform was confirmed after water samples from Bajura, Bajhang, Achham, Darchula, Baitadi and Doti districts were tested, informed Drinking Water …
Docs Report Sharp Hike In Food & Water-Borne Diseases Health experts have sounded an alarm at the increase in cases of food and water-borne diseases due to consumption of locally available drinks, like fruit juices and nimbu paani, whose sales have shot up with the soaring temperature. Doctors say this …
Around 59.5 per cent of the population of Berhampur is compelled to opt for open air defecation, which has become a major health hazard. Members of ‘Children’s Federation’, an organisation of children living in slums of the city, demanded that the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) and administration should initiate measures …
While an antibiotics policy is on the anvil for the three major municipal hospitals in Mumbai, the majority of private hospitals, nursing homes and standalone consultants here continue to prescribe antibiotics arbitrarily. Studies show the rate of resistance to antibiotics has quadrupled from 5% to 20% in civic hospitals. What …
The ‘Health of the Nation’ report compiled by the Pakistan Medical Association shows that the health indicators in Pakistan have not improved during the last many years and in some areas the situation has worsened. “The health indicators failed to show any improvement for many years now and, in fact, …
People in the country are at high risk of gastroenteritis, cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A and E, typhoid, acute respiratory infection (ARI) as well as Blue Baby Syndrome, as safe drinking water is available to only 15% people in urban and 18% in rural areas. The quality of drinking water …
Days after eleven-year-old Ashima Sharma, a student of Moti Ram Sharma School, died of typhoid on February 3, 40 other cases have been reported so far from her housing society. Suspecting an epidemic, the health authorities on Sunday confirmed the outbreak of typhoid in the locality. Saying they have never …
The Health Department has cautioned the public against an outbreak of waterborne diseases in the district. District Medical Officer Neeta Vijayan said in a release here on Saturday that people should be alert against waterborne diseases such as jaundice, diarrhoea, and typhoid. According to the data of the Health Department, …
High levels of iron, nitrates and chlorides and turbidity in groundwater in 80 villages of trans-Ganga and Yamuna areas is playing havoc with the health of thousands of unsuspecting villagers. Alarmed over the rise in ailments related to heart, kidney and blood, the district administration has deployed 10-12 tankers to …
Water is considered essential for life. But in Ahmedabad, it is the cause of rising waterborne diseases (jaundice and gastroenteritis) — which have witnessed a whopping 50% rise compared to last year, thanks to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) failure to provide clean drinking water. The civic body’s weekly health report …
According to a study, the use of toilets by children in rural areas is less than 12 percent as against 47 percent in urban areas. Against this background, social scientists advocate the need to ensure proper disposal of stool for children, especially in rural areas, to prevent diseases like diarrhea, …
Panchayats Used Inferior Bleach For Treatment Pune: An analysis of the drinking water quality from 17,000 water sources in Pune district by the health department of the Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) has revealed contamination. Of the 3,157 water samples collected in October, 592 or 19% were contaminated. Of the 3,144 …
An estimated 4.21 crore population in the country may be at risk due to chemical contamination in drinking water, Government today said. Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Bharatsinh Solanki said that of the 16,90,870 rural habitations in India, 78,757 have at least one drinking water source affected …
Following the recent outbreak of water–borne diseases like malaria, jaundice, typhoid in certain pockets of the newly created Longding district which reportedly claimed more than hundred lives, a series of health camps were organized in the affected villages such as Niaunu, Niausa, Longkhaw, Sennua, Pongchau and Khasa from November 29 …
Thiruvananthapuram: The office of the commissioner of food safety has released a set of norms for food business operators (FBOs). The food safety commissioner has asked FBOs to comply with the norms within three weeks and enforcement teams will conduct spot checks from December 1 to ensure that rules are …
A spike in the number of dengue cases reported in the capital over the past one month prompted Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to hold a review meeting with senior officials from the Delhi government and municipal bodies on Thursday. According to data presented at the meeting, 889 cases …
New vaccine comes with company's own R&D; involving an eight-year long effort and Rs 65 crore investment. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Limited on Monday launched a new typhoid vaccine claiming it to be the world's first clinically proven typhoid conjugate vaccine. Company chairman Krishna M Ella said the new vaccine …
With four deaths attributed to diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water in August, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) in its weekly report has warned of a rise in cases of typhoid and diarrhoea among others in Bhopal district, according to health officials. Monsoon and waterlogging has added to the problem. "Water-borne …
Mumbai: Nine more cases of cholera have come up in the past one week, taking the total count of patients to 25 this month. Water-borne diseases continue to rise as complaints of contamination sweep several wards. Gastroenteritis has also seen an overwhelming rise at more than 1,936 cases being reported …
