Friday, 1 August 2014

Control of Fluorosis


As per Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, there are 14,133 habitations affected with fluoride in excess of the permissible limits in 19 States/UTs as on 1.4.2014.   The population at risk is about 117.7 lakhs.  State/UT-wise details of number of habitation / population affected by fluorosis is given below: 

Details of Fluoride Affected Habitations & Population as on 01/04/2014
S. No.
State
Habs
Population
1.
Andhra Pradesh
745
1091394
2.
Bihar
893
491923
3.
Chhattisgarh
132
34720
4.
Goa
0
0
5.
Gujarat
63
90704
6.
Haryana
15
53455
7.
Himachal Pradesh
0
0
8.
Jammu & Kashmir
2
7911
9.
Jharkhand
12
5260
10.
Karnataka
1122
1329602
11.
Kerala
102
275557
12.
Madhya Pradesh
1055
454054
13.
Maharashtra
307
672939
14.
Odisha
279
55269
15.
Punjab
1
568
16.
Rajasthan
7670
4004613
17.
Tamil Nadu
0
0
18.
Telangana
1174
1922783
19.
Uttar Pradesh
180
143967
20.
Uttarakhand
2
10889
21.
West Bengal
251
178205
22.
Arunachal Pradesh
0
0
23.
Assam
128
58780
24.
Manipur
0
0
25.
Meghalaya
0
0
26.
Mizoram
0
0
27.
Nagaland
0
0
28.
Sikkim
0
0
29.
Tripura
0
0
30.
Andaman and Nicobar
0
0
31.
Chandigarh
0
0
32.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
0
0
33.
Daman and Diu
0
0
34.
Lakshadweep
0
0
35.
Puducherry
0
0

Total
14133
11770593

To address the problem of fluorosis, the Government of India started the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF) in the 11th Five Year Plan.  So far, 105 districts have been covered under the programme.

The important components of the programme are surveillance of fluorosis in the community; capacity building in the form of training and manpower support; establishment of diagnostic facilities; management of fluorosis cases including treatment, surgery, rehabilitation; and   health education.  A year-wise & State-wise detail of funds released and utilized under NPPCF is given below:




Year wise Fund Release and Total Expenditure to States/Districts under NPPCF



Name of the District

Fund released    (Rs. in lakh)
Total Released
Total Utilization
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
1.Andhra Pradesh





1.Nellore
2.Nalgonda
3.Karimnagar
4. Prakasam
5. Guntur,
6.Mehboob Nagar
31.66
-
-
-
-
-
-
25.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
22.92
-
-
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
  -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
31.66
47.92
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
247.98
27.96
42.82
25.08
28.97
6.07
8.26
139.16
2.Assam
7. Nagaon
8. K.Long
9. Kamrup
-
-
-
25.00
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
9.97
-
-
-
-
-
34.97
42.10
42.10
119.17
21.73
30.56
16.44
68.73
3.Bihar
10 Nawada
11. Banka
12.Aurangabad
13.Bhagalpur
14.Gaya
15.Jammui
16.Nalanda
17.Shekhpura
18.Kaimur,
19.Munger
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
  -
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25.00
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
403.90










Nil
4.Chhattisgarh
20.Durg
21. Kanker
-
-
25.00
-
-
-
-
-
  -
-
7.00
22.50
-
-
32.00
22.50
54.50
17.00
-
17.00
5.Gujarat
22.Jamnagar
23.Sabarkantha
24. Vadodara
31.66
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14.80
-
22.50

-
-
-
46.46
42.10
22.50
111.06
31.46
1.82
-
33.28
6.Haryana
25.Mahendragarh
26. Mewat
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
84.20
6.99
7.93
14.92
7.Jharkhand



27.Palamau
28. Garhwa
29. Chatra
30.Hazaribagh
-
-
-
-
25.00
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
42.10
-
-
-
  -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25.00
42.10
42.10
                   42.10
151.30
0.48
-
-
-
0.48
8.Karnataka

















31.Mysore
32.Bellary
33.Chikkaballapur
34.Kopel
35.Davangere
36.Tumkur
37.Bangalkot
38.Bangalore(U)
39. Bijapur
40. Raichur
41. Chitra Durga
42. Gadag
43. Gulbarga
44. Hassan
45. Kolar
46. Mandia
47.Ramnagaram 48.Shimoga
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25.00
25.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
   -
1.78
2.05
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26.78
27.05
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
727.43
23.34
24.64
2.27
12.48
10.02
6.83
7.41
4.95
6.71
15.22
10.71
8.46
7.86
11.27
10.77
10.75
8.08
9.08
182.99
9.Kerala


49. Pallakad
50. Alppuzha

-
-
25.00
-
-

-
42.10
-
   -
1.26

26.26
42.10
68.36
26.21
4.49
30.70
10.Madhya Pradesh
51. Ujjain
52. Dhar
53. Seoni
54. Chindwara
55. Mandla
56. Betul
57. Jhabua
58. Raigarh
59. Sehore
60.  Alirajpur
61.  Dindori
62. Khargoan
63.  Raisen
64. Shajapur
31.66
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25.88
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
  42.10
  42.10
 42.10
 42.10
 42.10
 42.10
 42.10
 42.10
  42.10


57.54
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
  42.10
 42.10
 42.10
 42.10
 42.10
 42.10
 42.10
  42.10
604.82
43.03
5.26
7.15
9.87
8.93
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

74.24
11.Maharashtra





65.Chanderpur
66. Nanded
67. Latur
68. Washim
69. Yavatmal
70. Beed
-
-
-
-
-
-
25.00
25.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
  -


25.00
25.00
42.10
42.10
 42.10
  42.10
218.40
17.86
25.00
7.25
2.83
7.07
3.60
63.61
12. Odisha
71. Nayagarh
72. Angual
73. Nuapada
31.66
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-


31.66
42.10
42.10
115.86
13.60
3.77
9.76
27.13
13.Punjab
74. Sangrur
75. Firozpur
-
-
25.00
-
-
42.10
-
-
-
  -


25.00
42.10
67.10
1.22
-
1.22
14. Rajasthan
76. Nagaur
77. Ajmer
78.Rajsamand
79. Bhilwara
80. Tonk
81. Jodhpur
82.  Bikaner
83. Churu
84. Dausa
85.Dungarpur
86. Jaipur
87. Jaisalmer
88. Jalore
89. Pali
90. Sikar
91. Udaipur
92.Swaimadhopur
93. Banswara
31.66
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
   -
  -
  -
  -
  -
15.40















22.50
22.50


47.06
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
22.50
22.50
762.76
33.42
23.08
22.47
17.27
16.72
19.89
13.74
14.16
17.98
18.16
16.12
12.54
10.17
16.01
11.76
17.28
-
-
280.77
15. Tamilnadu
94.Dharmapuri
31.66
-
-
9.30

17.93

58.89
45.07
16. Uttar Pradesh
95. Unnao
96.RaeBarelli
97  Pratagarh
98. Firozabad
99. Mathura
-
-
-
-
-
25.00
25.00
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
42.10
  -
  -
  -
  -
  -


25.00
25.00
42.10
42.10
42.10
176.30
19.79
23.81
8.87
6.57
-
59.04

17. West Bengal



100. Bankura
101. Birbhum
102. Purlia
103.D.Dinajpur
104.  Maldha
-
-
-
-
-
25.00
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
42.10
42.10
-
-
-
-
-
42.10
28.00
-
-
-
-


53.00
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
221.40
28.38
11.58
18.76
23.97
0.21
82.90
18.  Jammu & Kashmir
105. Doda





22.50

22.50
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Under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF), there is presently no proposal to set up fluorosis research institute in Nalgonda. 

The Health Minister was replying to a question in the Lok Sabha here today.

Courtesy : pib.nic.in

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