Total population of the village is about 1500 and all are drinking groundwater from 37 hand tubewells. Villagers are not aware also about the arsenic concentration of these tubewells. From this village we had registered 141 people with arsenic skin lesions and most of them suffering seriously. 181.81 m 181.81 m Distribution of concentration of arsenic with depth at a glance As conc. In many villages of West Bengal people are still drinking arsenic-contaminated water and are not aware that their skin lesions are due to arsenic poisoning.
Children are more susceptible to arsenic toxicity.