Fluoride-hit villagers pin hopes on Mission Bhagiratha
Telangana | Written by : Suryaa DeskNizamabad: People of Pattepur, 10 km away from Bodhan, have been suffering from the adverse impact of fluoride rich water from bore well for more than four decades with no relief in sight. Right from an anganwadi student to aged villagers, all people have bent legs due to consumption of water containing alarming levels of fluoride.
Therefore, it is inevitable for them to drink bore well water. The villagers said that they had complained about it to the authorities, but to no avail. A de-fluoride project functional in Chinnamavandi village caters to drinking water needs of at least 17 villages excluding Pattepur. The elders in the village were not able to move because of knee pain. The villagers criticised that the political leaders appear and shower promises only before elections and will never return after that. It was high-time for the officials and political leaders to deliver pure and safe drinking water to the village.