Excess Fluoride in Hamlets
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Drinking water sources in 13,949 hamlets in India have excess fluoride
Nearly 14,000 habitations in 17 states reported to have excess fluoride in drinking water sources, affecting more than 1.14 crore people, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
"As on July 20, the problem of excess fluoride in rural drinking water sources is reported by 17 states in 13,949 habitations," he said.
The minister said 1.14 crore people are at risk due to presence of excess fluoride in water.
Rural drinking water is a state subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation assists the states in providing safe drinking water in rural areas through centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
As per the plan of the Ministry, 90 % of the rural population would be provided with safe drinking water by 2020 through surface water based piped supply schemes, he said.
In a separate reply, the minister said that during 2015-16, an amount of Rs 4,268.58 crore has been provided to the states under NRDWP. While in 2016-17, Rs 1986.66 crore has been released to the states in first instalment in April-May.
Source: Business Standard
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