People forced to drink dirty and fluoride contaminated water

Afzal Khan from Bhopalpatnam block of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh says we are celebrating almost 65 years of our independence but in this area people are forced to drink dirty water from ponds and nullahs. Public health department has found excessive fluoride in the water and have declared it unfit for humna consumption but that has not been told to villagers and people are suffering from many fluoride related ailments. For more Afzal ji can be reached at 09406152118

Posted on: Aug 22, 2011. Tags: AFZAL KHAN WATER

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