Report by the Central Groundwater Authority in the matter of Suo Moto arsenic found in groundwater in 25 states dated November 18, 2024. When the matter was listed before the NGT, August 7, 2024, wherein CGWA stated that the reports from seven states/UTs namely Maharashtra, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Tripura, Gujarat, Odisha …
With more than 1.51 lakh habitations being affected by contaminated water and over 38 per cent of the rural population defecating in the open, the Centre will review the implementation of related development schemes with Rural Development Secretaries of the States and Union Territories during a two-day conference beginning in …
Water supplies in many regions of the world are contaminated with arsenic, which is known to cause several diseases including cancer and skin lesions. Less is known about effects of arsenic on the nervous system, especially following developmental exposure. Wang et al. used neuro-2a neuroblastoma cells as a model to …
In this latest report CGWB summarizes various aspects of ground water quality in shallow aquifers in the country with special reference to six parameters viz. salinity, chloride, arsenic, fluoride, iron and nitrate. Maps demarcating water quality
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: About 1.80-lakh rural habitations are afflicted by poor water quality leading to serious health problems such as cancer and fluorosis that damages bones, teeth and muscles. Arsenic contamination has been reported in nine States, fluoride problem in 18 States, salinity in 17 States, iron contamination in …
Shoumojit Banerjee Ara (Bhojpur): Fears of cameras haunt the Brahmin-dominated village of Simaria-Ojhapatti in Bhojpur district, the hub of arsenic-infested drinking water in Bihar.
Although Bangladesh receives plenty of rainwater during its monsoon, both rural and urban areas suffer from shortages of safe drinking water during dry season. Arsenic contamination of ground water affects many rural areas, whilst some urban areas including the capital, Dhaka City, lack sufficient potable ground water to meet the …
Bacterial isolates from water and sediment samples from freshwater, estuarine and marine regions were tested for their growth in the presence of different concentrations of arsenic. Despite the generation times being longer in case of all bacterial isolates tested in nutrient broth with 200 ppm Arsenite (As3+), many of them …
This review presents removal of three major anionic contaminants (arsenic, phosphate and fluoride) in water by adsorption/precipitation method using both synthetic and natural materials. A discussion is also made on interfering co-radicals (silicate, sulphate, nitrate, bicarbonate, chloride, etc.)
The revised National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) Guidelines 2009-2012 issued by Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, Department of Drinking Water Supply has shifted the focus from source development and installation of water supply system for providing drinking water supply to rural household to focus on development of village …
Alto gether 18 children were born blind in the arsenic affected blocks of Bhojpur district during the past three months, Bihar health minis- ter Nand Kishore Yadav confirmed on Wednesday. The cause of the blindness was not yet known, but health department officials were in touch with ophthal- mologists, he …
PATNA: Altogether 18 children were born blind in the arsenic affected blocks of Bhojpur district during the past three months, Bihar Health Minister Nand Kishore Yadav confirmed. The cause of the blindness was not yet known, but health department officials were in touch with ophthalmologists, he said. The arsenic affected …
The bond between jute and Bengali culture grows stronger with evidence of anti-oxidant properties in jute leaves. Jute saag mops up arsenic toxicity that plagues hundreds living in the Gangetic delta of West Bengal and Bangladesh, claimed a joint research team from West Bengal and Assam. The anti-arsenic drugs that …
- Late melting of glaciers & dry spell decrease ganga flow OUR CORRESPONDENT The Farakka barrage in Murshidabad Malda, March 22: The dry spell sweeping across north India has resulted in the Ganga flowing at a very low level, an alarming situation that is likely to affect the power production …
While about 1.80 lack rural habitations across the country have been reported with excess contamination of available drinking water, as many as 111 districts in different States and Union Territories either do not have water quality testing laboratory or upgraded the existing ones to track various kinds of contaminants. According …
Iron, Fluoride, Salinity, Arsenic Beyond Tolerance Levels In Many Districts: Govt New Delhi: Groundwater in more than a third of Indian districts is not fit for drinking. The government, in reply to a parliamentary question, admitted that iron levels in ground water are higher than those prescribed in 254 districts …
This document provides an up-to-date summary of the state of the knowledge regarding the arsenic problem in Bangladesh from health, water supply and agricultural perspectives. It analyses the principal challenges to arsenic mitigation, identifies emerging threats and proposes a set of key actions to accelerate & consolidate progress. The publication …
This report from the United Nations Environment Programme addresses the urgency of controlling pollution and preserving water quality around the world. Uses case studies to illustrate both problems and solutions and details key recommendations to improve and protect water quality for the international community, national governments, communities and households. The …
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) has taken up a project to identify people affected by arsenic contamination in Karimpur area of Nadia. It would tap the contamination in the cells of these people and gauge the extent of damage. The initiative was taken up after it was found that many …
The state government admitted in Vidhan Sabha on Monday that ground water in three districts had arsenic which was posing health hazards to the people of that region. Rural Development Minister Dadoo Prasad said three districts
