Over 13 lakh drinking water samples tested under govt. programme, 1,11,474 found contaminated
The Hindu
The contamination of samples includes that from naturally occurring chemicals and minerals, local land use practices like fertilisers, and concentrated feeding operations.
More than 1.11 lakh of the over 13 lakh drinking water samples tested across the country under a government programme have been found contaminated, according to official data.
The samples were taken from the government's drinking water testing and surveillance programme.
The contamination of samples includes that from naturally occurring chemicals and minerals, such as arsenic, fluoride, iron and uranium, in the earth layer, local land use practices like fertilisers, pesticides, livestock and concentrated feeding operations, the data under the Jal Shakti ministry programme stated.