( 1 ) THE petitioner, resident of Hyderabad, claiming to be a public spirited citizen and having belief in the Fundamental Duties under Article 51-A of the Constitution of india, has filed this writ petition bringing to the notice of the Court a human problem of gigantic proportions, prevailing in Nalgonda district, due to nature s curse in endowing the District with ground water containing high fluoride content. By this writ petition, the petitioner prays for a declaration that the action/inaction of the authorities in permitting the people of Nalgonda to consume water with high fluoride content, and not providing them water containing fluoride within the permissible limits as unconstitutional. He also seeks consequential directions to the Government of Andhra Pradesh in Health, Family and environment Department to provide water- containing fluoride within permissible limits, to the people living in the fluoride- affected villages of Nalgonda District. The pleadings;

( 2 ) IN the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the petitioner states that out of 1178 villages in Nalgonda District, people of nearly 691 villages suffer due to consumption of water cont