The people of Madhya Pradesh are drinking poisonous water, it seems. A large amount of fluoride has been found in water in 1,055 areas of the State. This water adversely affects the bones. This condition persists not only in Madhya Pradesh but in 19 other States of the country. The matter came to light when the National Human Rights Commission informed the Central and State Governments about the drinking water contamination.
The commission has asked to Central and State Governments to take necessary steps in this connection upto February 9. According to the figures of Central Ministry, the largest amount of fluoride is found in drinking water of Rajasthan. 7,670 areas have been selected where fluoride is mixed affecting more than 48 lakh people . Next is Telangana where 90,22,000 people of 1,174 areas are affected. Similarly, 1,120 Karnataka and 1,055 areas of Madhya Pradesh are affected by fluoride. The problem in Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Bihar, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa and West Bengal is similar.
According to the guideline, the amount of fluoride in one liter water should be 0.8 milligram to 1.2 milligram while the quantity of fluoride has been found 10 to 15 times more. If the quantity of fluoride is more than 10 milligram in drinking water, the bones become week. The medicine specialist Dr Manoj Gulathi said that fluoride more than the guideline is harmful. The consumption of such water harms teeth and bones. Other complaint like pain formation of gas, vomiting etc. takes place. The fluoride harms food canal also. So it is necessary to save the body from this.