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Huge population at fluorosis risk
Source: The Hindu, Date: , 2014
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.
The Ministry has now urged the Drinking Water and Sanitation Ministry to ensure
the supply of safe drinking water in these habitations. Data collated by the
latter say Rajasthan has the highest number of such habitations (7,670),
affecting 48,84,613 people. Telangana has 1,174 such districts with 19,22,783
affected people. Karnataka has 1,122 such districts and Madhya Pradesh 1,055.
Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal and
Uttar Pradesh too face the problem.
Read more:
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/policy-and-issues/huge-population-at-fluorosis-risk/article6733103.ece
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