Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Odisha's Growth Masking Rising Kidney Disease Crisis
Odisha is growing economically, but many people are getting very sick.
Over three years, 15,752 people got kidney disease, and 4,648 died.
The sickest areas have bad water with too much fluoride, heavy metals, and waste.
Treatment is expensive, costing families a lot of money.
The government is trying to track the disease, but they also need to clean the water and make industries follow rules.
If they don't, all the economic growth won't help the people who are sick.
Odisha has seen 15,752 CKD cases and 4,648 deaths in three years due to contaminated water.
Hotspots include Sambalpur (3,114 cases), Cuttack (2,657 cases), and Koraput (918 cases).
Contaminated water sources are linked to fluoride, heavy metals, mining effluents, and poor waste management.
Treatment costs are high, with dialysis costing Rs 12,000-20,000 per month and transplants exceeding Rs 5-7 lakh.
The government has established a CKD registry but needs to enforce stricter regulations and clean water sources to address the crisis.
- Who
- Residents of Odisha, particularly in Sambalpur, Cuttack, and Koraput
- What
- A rising epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) due to contaminated water
- When
- Over the past three years
- Where
- Odisha, India, with hotspots in Sambalpur, Cuttack, Koraput, Balangir, Bargarh, and Angul
- Why
- Contaminated water sources due to industrial negligence, mining effluents, and poor waste management
- Total CKD Patients
- 15,752
- Total CKD Deaths
- 4,648
- Sambalpur Cases
- 3,114
- Sambalpur Deaths
- 744
- Cuttack Cases
- 2,657
- Cuttack Deaths
- 778
- Koraput Cases
- 918
- Koraput Deaths
- 266
- Monthly Dialysis Cost
- Rs 12,000-20,000
- Transplant Cost
- Rs 5-7 lakh