Balasore District

Fluorosis detection: A step towards providing clean water
FKAN’s work on preparing an action plan for the fluoride-affected Remuna block in Balasore shows how proactive policy work can help highlight the issue.
Fluoride Knowledge and Action Network
Posted on 26 Mar, 2018 05:21 AM

Rabindra Kumar Jena, the Member of Parliament (MP) from Balasore, Odisha knew that something was wrong with the health of people in a part of his constituency but he could not put his finger to it. By sheer chance, in 2015, he got to know that this seemed to be related to excessive fluoride in water, which caused a disease called skeletal fluorosis.
People became crippled in Balasore due to skeletal fluorosis. Image: FKAN
A Data Journey in Odisha
How Balasore became recognised as a fluorosis-affected district in Odisha
Fluoride Knowledge and Action Network
Posted on 06 Sep, 2017 02:22 PM

Back in 2015, the Member of Parliament (MP) from Balasore, Odisha got to know about a strange problem in his constituency. There were reports of a number of bone deformities and crippled people in areas surrounding Patripal village of Remuna block. They seemed to be related to fluoride in water, causing a disease called Skeletal Fluorosis.
2015–16 Fluoride data of Remuna, Balasore, Odisha
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