In kerela it is now in news that some region have their groundwater contaminated and small rivers have already polluted what solution do you prefer to the local people?
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kerela need groundwater
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groundwater are polluted they people
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I know it
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Discharge of toxic elements from industries and landfills and diffused sources of pollution like fertilisers and pesticides over the years has resulted in high levels of contamination of groundwater with the level of nitrates exceeding permissible limits in more than 50% districts of India.
Apart from nitrate contamination, the presence of fluoride, iron, arsenic and heavy metals has also touched worrying levels, information provided by the government to Parliament reveals. According to WHO, nitrate in drinking water can cause methaemoglobinaemia
Toxic elements from industries and landfills and diffused sources of pollution like fertilisers and pesticides blamed for contamination of groundwater
Level of nitrates exceeding permissible limits in more than 50% districts of India
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NEW DELHI: Discharge of toxic elements from industries and landfills and diffused sources of pollution like fertilisers and pesticides over the years has resulted in high levels of contamination of groundwater with the level of nitrates exceeding permissible limits in more than 50% districts of India.
Apart from nitrate contamination, the presence of fluoride, iron, arsenic and heavy metals has also touched worrying levels, information provided by the government to Parliament reveals. According to WHO, nitrate in drinking water can cause methaemoglobinaemia or the decreased ability of blood to carry vital oxygen around the body.
Apart from nitrate contamination, the presence of fluoride, iron, arsenic and heavy metals has also touched worrying levels, information provided by the government to Parliament reveals. According to WHO, nitrate in drinking water can cause methaemoglobinaemia or the decreased ability of blood to carry vital oxygen around the body.
These alarming details, including numbers of affected districts, show that seven of Delhi’s 11 districts have reported excess fluoride, eight excess nitrates, two excess arsenic and three excess lead in groundwater.
Overall, the groundwater is contaminated with the presence of excess nitrate in as many as 386 districts followed by fluoride in 335 districts, iron in 301 districts, salinity in 212, arsenic in 153 districts, lead in 93 districts, chromium in 30 districts and cadmium in 24 districts of different states across India. Many districts have more than one, two or three toxic elements in their groundwater.