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Water Contamination and Fluorosis in India
By: VideoVolunteers
Posted: Apr 9 08
Witnessed: 3235 times
Regions: India
Issues: Food & health & development, Sanitation, Water
Tags: CVU, fluorosis, grassroots, Gujarat, Health, navsarjan, outreach, surindernagar, VideoVolunteers
An expose on a chemical plant in a village, reveals the hideous truth that the village's water source is being poisoned leading to the rampant spread of fluorosis. Through this film, the villagers demanded a water treatment plant and due to the action taken, 600 villages received safe drinking water.
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