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Protected
drinking water supply evades Lingagudem
Times of India
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July
11, 2001 |
JAGGAIAHPET
(KRISHNA): Lingagudem, a minor panchayat in Penuganchiprolu
mandal under Jaggaiahpet assembly constituency,
is a village of sufferers as over 70 per cent
of the 1,200 people in the village are affected
by arthritis or rickets, thanks to the high percentage
of fluoride in the drinking water. More
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Clean
Water for India
Times of India
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Dec
20, 2001 |
Worldwide,
more than one billion people lack access to safe
water, and nearly two billion do not have safe
sanitation contributing to over three million
deaths annually from avoidable water-related diseases.
In India, water-related diseases are a major health
problem—particularly for infants and children. More
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