Sudden hair loss, baldness in Maharashtra villages sparks panic

Mangalore Today News Network

Maharashtra, January 9, 2025: Several people from three villages in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district have complained of sudden hair loss leading to baldness within a few days. The sudden increase in hair loss among the villagers prompted the authorities to initiate testing of local water sources for possible contamination.

Following the incident, a health department team started a survey in these villages on Tuesday. Reportedly, the health department has begun medical treatment of the affected people.

According to news agency PTI, as many as 30 people from Kalvad, Bondgaon and Hingna villages in Shegaon taluka were found suffering from the hair loss problem and baldness during the survey conducted by the zilla parishad’s health department.

The department has initiated medical treatment of the patients as per the symptoms. Advice from skincare specialists is also being taken.

Water samples from these villages were also being sent for tests to check for possible contamination, a zilla parishad health official said.