Fluoride arsenic concentration found in 73 Jharkhand hamlets
Ranchi Apr 22 PTI The Jharkhand government has identified 73 hamlets affected by fluoride and arsenic concentration in groundwater which causes several health complications officials saidAccording to the Central Ground Water Board website fluoride concentration was found above 15mgl in parts of Bokaro Dhanbad Garhwa Giridih Godda Gumla Koderma Pakur Palamu Ranchi Sahibganj and Khunti districts and arsenic concentration was found above 001mgl in parts of Sahibganj and LohardagaDrinking Water and Sanitation Department DWSD secretary Prashant Kumar said We have identified 73 tolas in several districts including Garhwa and Palamu which are affected by fluoride and arsenic concentrationAs an interim arrangement we are providing them drinking water through community water purification plants CWPP As a long-term plan we are identifying surface water sources to provide tap water facilities through the pipeline under the Jal Jivan Mission The concentration of fluoride above the permissible limit in drinking water can lead to bone gum and teeth damage whereas excessive arsenic can cause roughness in the skin and it could also lead to a thickness of palm and sole skin said Dr SK Mandal senior dermatologist at Sahid Nimal Mahto Medical College and Hospital DhanbadJharkhand has more than 120 lakh hamlets and there are three to four tube wells in each hamlet for drinking water purposesThe department has also emphasised the need for increasing the number of water laboratories to increase the number of water quality testingAll 29 water testing laboratories in the state have been strengthened officials saidIn 2021-22 as many as 167 lakh water samples collected from 19727 villages have been tested More than 10000 water samples have been tested by the Jal Sahiyas at the village level covering 465 villagesUnder capacity building and public awareness campaign five women from each village are being given water quality testing training Till now women from 1500 villages have been imparted training the secretary saidMeanwhile the state has applied for NABL National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories accreditation for its 10 district-level water quality testing laboratories at Chaibasa Latehar Jhumri Teliya Deoghar Garhwa Pakur Ramgarh Khunti Simdega and Saraikela-Kharswan PTI SAN MM MM
Ranchi Apr 22 PTI The Jharkhand government has identified 73 hamlets affected by fluoride and arsenic concentration in groundwater which causes several health complications officials saidAccording to the Central Ground Water Board website fluoride concentration was found above 15mgl in parts of Bokaro Dhanbad Garhwa Giridih Godda Gumla Koderma Pakur Palamu Ranchi Sahibganj and Khunti districts and arsenic concentration was found above 001mgl in parts of Sahibganj and LohardagaDrinking Water and Sanitation Department DWSD secretary Prashant Kumar said We have identified 73 tolas in several districts including Garhwa and Palamu which are affected by fluoride and arsenic concentrationAs an interim arrangement we are providing them drinking water through community water purification plants CWPP As a long-term plan we are identifying surface water sources to provide tap water facilities through the pipeline under the Jal Jivan Mission The concentration of fluoride above the permissible limit in drinking water can lead to bone gum and teeth damage whereas excessive arsenic can cause roughness in the skin and it could also lead to a thickness of palm and sole skin said Dr SK Mandal senior dermatologist at Sahid Nimal Mahto Medical College and Hospital DhanbadJharkhand has more than 120 lakh hamlets and there are three to four tube wells in each hamlet for drinking water purposesThe department has also emphasised the need for increasing the number of water laboratories to increase the number of water quality testingAll 29 water testing laboratories in the state have been strengthened officials saidIn 2021-22 as many as 167 lakh water samples collected from 19727 villages have been tested More than 10000 water samples have been tested by the Jal Sahiyas at the village level covering 465 villagesUnder capacity building and public awareness campaign five women from each village are being given water quality testing training Till now women from 1500 villages have been imparted training the secretary saidMeanwhile the state has applied for NABL National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories accreditation for its 10 district-level water quality testing laboratories at Chaibasa Latehar Jhumri Teliya Deoghar Garhwa Pakur Ramgarh Khunti Simdega and Saraikela-Kharswan PTI SAN MM MM
