Lok Sabha Question No. 1165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Presence of Chemicals in Ground Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1165 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2017

## PRESENCE OF CHEMICALS IN GROUND WATER

## †1165.          SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the quantity of various chemicals especially Boron is increasing in ground water in certain parts of the country including Delhi and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is considering to take any steps to check it; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these are likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)    Ground  water  quality  data  generated  during  various  scientific  studies  and  ground  water quality monitoring indicates that the ground  water in some  parts of various States is contaminated by Arsenic, Nitrate, Fluoride, Heavy Metals, etc. State-wise details of contamination of ground water is given at Annexure.

The presence of higher concentration of Boron in groundwater has been reported in some special studies taken up by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in some parts of the country especially Punjab, Haryana and Chikaballapur district of Karnataka.

(b) & (c)  Contamination like Arsenic, Fluoride, Iron, Boron etc. are geogenic in nature and are caused  due  to  their  presence  in  water  bearing  formation  from  where  they  gets  mobilized  into ground  water.  CGWB  carries  out  exploratory  drilling  to  delineate  contaminant  free  aquifer zones.

Further,  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  has  informed  that  the  States  are assisted  technically  and  financially  in  providing  safe  drinking  water  through  the  centrally sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme.    Upto  67%  of  funds  provided  to  the States  under  NRDWP  can  be  utilized  for  coverage  and  tackling  water  quality  problems  with priority to Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations.  In addition, the States also received certain funds under the 5% Water Quality earmarked funds.

The State Governments have been directed to ensure availability of safe drinking water through Piped Water Supply as a long term measures. Since tackling this problem is a long term measure,  Niti  Aayog,  as  a  stop  gap  arrangement,  is  supporting  the  State  Governments  for installation  of  Community  Water  Purification  Plants  for  providing  safe  drinking  water  in  the rural habitations of the Country, where, water is contaminated with Arsenic and Fluoride.  To this end, over and above the regular allocation of funds under NRDWP, on the recommendations of Niti Aayog, Ministry of Finance has released Rs. 800.00 Crore during the financial year 201516 as a onetime 100% Central assistance to the States affected with water quality from Arsenic and Fluoride in the Country.

Since the problem of contamination of water by Arsenic and Fluoride has been serious in the  rural  habitations,  Central  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  this  serious  problem  and decided  to  take  short-term  and  long  term  measures  with  a  ring  fenced  funding  to  tackle  this problem  in  the  remaining  habitations  of  the  Country.    Over  and  above  the  normal  release  of funds to the States, during 2016-17, under NRDWP, the centre share amounting to Rs. 746.23 crore has also been released to the States affected with Arsenic and Fluoride under Water Quality Sub-Mission in the ratio of 90:10 (Centre: State) for Northern -Eastern States and 50:50 (Centre: State) other States focusing on mitigation of contamination of Fluoride and Arsenic in drinking water

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Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1165 dated 09.02.2017 regarding 'Presence of Chemicals in Ground Water'

## States-wise Details of Affected Districts with Ground Water Contamination by different Chemical Constituents

|   S. N o. | State/ UT         | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                   | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                         | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                              | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                         | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                        | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l)   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, East-Godavari, West-Godavari Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Kadapa, Kurnool, Ananthapur, | Visa khapatnam, West-Godavari Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor Kadapa, Kurnool, Ananthapur, Sirkakulam | Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visa khapatnam, East-Godavari, West-Godavari Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor Kadapa, Kurnool, | Guntur, Kurnool, Nellore                                                                                                                                                          | Vishakhapatna mKrishna, Guntur, Nellore, Kurnool, Chittoor, Cuddapah,                                                                                                                      |                                                                                              |
|         2 | Telangana         | Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal Khammam, Medak, Mehboob Nagar, Nalgonda,                                       | Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Nizamabad                      | Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal Khammam, Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Rangareddy,                             | Nalgonda,                                                                                                                                                                         | Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy                                                                                                     | Lead : Rangareddy, Nalgonda Cadmium : Rangareddy Chromium: Rangareddy                        |
|         3 | Assam             |                                                                                                                          | Goalpara, Kamrup, KarbiAnglong, Naugaon, Golaghat, Karimganj                                                       |                                                                                                                                      | Sivsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Cachar, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Dhubri, Nalbari, Nagaon, Morigaon, Kamrup,Darrang& Baksha | Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Kamrup, KarbiAnglong, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sibsagar, Sonitpur Changlang , |                                                                                              |
|         4 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                   | East Siang, Lohit,                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                              |
|         5 | Bihar             |                                                                                                                          | Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Jamui, Kaimur(                                                                 | Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur,                                                                                                        | Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar,                                                                                                                                             | Papumpare Aurangabad, Begusarai, Bhojpur, Buxar,                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                              |

| S. N o.   | State/ UT     | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                                                                                                  | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                        | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                  | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                     | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                              | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l)                                             |
|-----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |               |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bhabua), Munger, Nawada, Rohtas, Jahanabd, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nalanda                                                                                                                        | Bhojpur, Darbhanga, Kaimur(Bhabua ), Patna, Rohtas, Saran, Siwan                                                                                                         | Darbhanga, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Munger, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Saran, Vaishali E.Champaran, Gopalganj, Lohardaga, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur Saharsa, Siwan,W Champaran | East Champaran, Gopalganj, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhiserai, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur, Nawada, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Siwan, Supaul, West Champaran |                                                                                                                                        |
| 6         | Chhattisga rh |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bastar, Balod , Balrampur, Bemetra, Bijapur , Durg, Kanker, Kondagaon, Korba, Koriya, Raigarh, Surajpur, Surguja                                                                                  | Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha, Korba, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon East Delhi,                                            | Rajnandgaon                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Koriya,                                                                                                                               | Lead : Korba Cadmium : Korba Chromium :K orba                                                                                          |
| 7         | Delhi         | New Delhi, North , South, East, West, North West, South West                                                                                                                                            | East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, North Delhi, West Delhi                                                                                                   | Central Delhi, New Delhi, North Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, West Delhi                                                                       | East, North east                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                  | Lead : Along Najafgarh drain in North, West and South- west districts Cadmium : Southwest Chromium : Northwest, South, New Delhi, East |
| 8         | Goa           |                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                               | North Goa , South Goa                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                        |
| 9         | Gujarat       | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mahesana, Navsari, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Narmada | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Mehesana, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mehesana, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, | Amreli, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Kachchh, Mehesana, Patan, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Vadodara                                                                              | Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Kachchh, Mehesana,Narm ada,                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                        |

| S. N o.   | State/ UT        | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                                   | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                 | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                             | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                                                                                                | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                              | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                  |                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                            | Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10        | Haryana          | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Mohendragarh, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat       | Ambali, Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendergarh, Panchkula, Palwal,Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendargarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamunanagar, Mahendergarh, Palwal | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendargarh, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar | Lead : Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Mahendragar h, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat. Cadmium: Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Rewari, Rohtak. Chromium : Fatehabad |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                            | Una, Solan, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu                                                                                                                                          | Kangra                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 12        | Jammu& Kashmir   |                                                                                                                                          | Jammu, Kathua                                                                                                                                                                              | Jammu, Kathua, Anantnag, Kupwara                                                                                                                                                    | Jammu, Kathua, Rajouri                                                                                                                   | Baramulla, Budgam, Kathua, Kupwara, Pulwama, Srinagar                                                                                                            | Lead : Jammu (Gangyal), Bari Brahma, Kathua Cadmium : Kathua                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 13        | Jharkhand        |                                                                                                                                          | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Garhwa,Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Koderma, Pakur Palamu, Ranchi, , Sahebganj, Khunti                                                                                          | Chatra, Garhwa, Godda, Gumla, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu, PaschimiSinghb hum, PurbiSinghbhu m, Ranchi, Sahibganj                                                                      | Sahebganj                                                                                                                                | Chatra, Deoghar, East Singhbhum, Giridih, Ranchi, West Singhbhum                                                                                                 | Lead : Jamshedpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 14        | Karnataka        | Bagalkote, Bangalore-Rural, Bangalore-Urban, Belgaum, Bellary, Bijapur, Chamarajnagara, Chikballapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Dakshina | Bagalkot, Bangalore(Rural), Bangalore(Urban),Be lgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikaballapur Chamarajanagar, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere,                                        | Bagalkot, , Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag,                                                                      | Raichur and Yadgir district                                                                                                              | Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere,                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

| S. N o.   | State/ UT      | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                                                                           | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                              | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l)                                               |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                | Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu/ Coorg, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Yadgir | Dharwad, Dakshina Kannada, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramnagara , Shimoga, Tumkur, Yadgir, Uttara Kannada, Udupi                                                                                                                                                                                | Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Raichur. Shimoga, Udupi, Uttar Kannada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                        | Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttar Kannada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                          |
| 15        | Kerala         | Trivandrum, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam                                                                                                                                          | Palakkad, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulum, Thiruvananthpuram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Alappuzha, Idukki, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthap uram, Thrissur, Wayanad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                        | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Quilon, Thiruvananthap uram, Thrissur, Wayanad                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Lead : Ernakulam , Kollam Chromium: Kollam                                                                                               |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat, Bhind,Chhatarpur, Gwalior, Indore, Jhabua, Khargone, Morena, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Satna,Sehore, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Ujjain                                            | Alirajpur, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal,Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khargon, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinhpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Sidhi, Shivpuri, Singrauli, Uajjain, Vidisha | Alirajpur, Anuppur, Ashok Nagar, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, , Dindori,Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khandwa, Khargon, Katni, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsimhapur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, | Betual,Burhanpur, Chhindwara, Dhar, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Umaria | Balaghat,Barwa ni, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khandwa, Katni, Mandla, Mandsaur, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh,Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur,Shivp uri, Sidhi,Tikamgar h, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha, East Nimar | Lead : Balaghat, Barwani,Dam oh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Raisen, Rajgarh, Satna, Sehore, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Vidisha |

| S. N o.   | State/ UT    | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                                                                   | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)   | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                                            | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l)                                                                                  |
|-----------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |              |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Shivpuri, Sidhi, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 17        | Maharasht ra | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara,Buldhan a, Chandrapur,Dhule, Jalgaon, Jalna, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune,Raigard, Sangli,Satara, Solapur, Thane,Yavatmal | Ahmednagar, Beed, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalna, Nagpur, Nanded, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Wardha,Yavatmal                                                                                    | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Auragabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nasik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Pune, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Wardha, Washim, |                             | Ahmednagar, Amravati, Beed, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Jalna, Kohlapur, Latur, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal                         | Lead : Ahmed Nagar, Akola, Aurangabad, Beed, Buldana, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Osamabad, Parbhani, Pune, Sangli, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal |
| 18        | Manipur      |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Yavatmal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Bishnupur, Thoubal          | Bishnupur,                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 19        | Meghalaya    |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                             | Thoubal East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 20        | Nagaland     |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                             | Dimapur                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 21        | Odisha       | Balasore, Bhadrak, Ganjam, Jagatsingpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Puri                                                                                                        | Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak,Bargarh Bolangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kandhamal ,Keonjhar, Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Nawapara, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Koraput, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Sundargarh | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Bolangir, Baudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, J.Singhpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nawapada, Nayagarh, Phulbani, Puri, Sambalpur,     | Gajapati                    | Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Deogarh, J.Singhpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandmahal, Keonjhar, Kendrapara,Kh urda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Sonpur | Chromium (Hexavalent) - Sukinda valley in Sukinda block of Jajpur District                                                                                                  |

| S. N o.   | State/ UT          | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                                                             | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                         |
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|           | Sundergarh, Sonpur | Sundergarh, Sonpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Sundergarh, Sonpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Sundergarh, Sonpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Sundergarh, Sonpur                                                                                    | Sundergarh, Sonpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Sundergarh, Sonpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 22        | Punjab             | Bhatinda, Faridkot, Ferozpur, Gurudaspur, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar Patiala, Sangrur                                                                                                                                                                                                | Amritsar, Barnala, Bhatinda, Fazilka, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Pathankot, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Tarn-Taran                                                                                                            | Amritsar, Barnala, Bhatinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, NawanShahr, Patiala, Ropar, Rupnagar, Sangrur, Tarn- Taran                                                                                                     | Mansa, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ropar, Faridkot, Nawashahar, Sangrur, Taran Taran | Bhathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Mansa, Rupnagar, Sangrur                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Lead : Amritsar, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Muktsar, Ropar Cadmium: Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana, Nawansahar, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, Sasnagar, Tarantaran Chromium: Amritsar, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Mansa, Ropar, Barnala, Sangrur, |
| 23        | Rajasthan          | Ajmer, Alwar, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Rajasamand, Sawai-Madhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Barmer, Bharatpur, Baran, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sirohi, Sikar, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Udaipur | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bundi,Bharatpu r, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Partapgarh, Rajasamand, Sirohi, Sikar, SwaiMadhopur, Tonk, Udaipur | Ganganagar                                                                                            | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer,Jalore , Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sikar, SawaiMadhopur , Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur | Tarantaran Lead : Jhunjhunu Dist (Khetri Copper Deposit), Pali, Jaipur (Sambhar Lake, Sanganer)                                                                                                                                                    |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu         | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Ariyalur Cuddalore, Nagapattinam,                                                                     | Namakkal, Salem                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Lead : Dindigul, Tiruvallur,                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

| S. N o.   | State/ UT     | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                                                                                                                                   | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                             | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05                                                                                                                |
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|           |               | Dharampuri, Dindigul, Kancheepuram, Karur, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramnathapuram, Salem, Sivaganga, Thanjavur, Theni, Thiruvallur, Tirunelveli, Trichchirappalli, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, | Karur, Kancheepuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Madurai, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapally, Thirunelveli, Tirupur Vellore,                                                                                                                                                          | Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Karur, Madurai, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalor, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpur am, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamala i, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvallur, Trichy, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram,                                                                                              | Ramnathapuram, Tiruvallur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvarur, Trichchirappalli, Tuticorin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                 | mg/l) Kancheepura m Cadmium : Tiruvallur Chromium: Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur                                                                                              |
| 25        | Tripura       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura,                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Firozabad, Hamirpur, Kashganj,Kanpur Nagar, Mathura, Rae Bareli,Unnao                                                                                                                                                     | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad ,Auraiya, Banda ,Bulandshahar ,Etah,Etawah,, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, , Firozabad,GB Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hathras,Jaunpur, Kannauj , Kanpur Nagar, Kasganj (Kashiram Nagar), Lalitpur, Mahoba, Mainpuri, Mathura, Maunath Bhanjan, Pratapgarh, Rai Bareli, Shajahanpur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Varanasi and Unnao | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Badaun, Baghpat, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Bulandsahr, Chitrakoot, Etah, Fatehpur, Firozabad, GB Nagar, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Lakhimpur, Mahoba, Mathura, Meerut, Mau, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, | Bahraich, Balia, Balrampur, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, LakhimpurKheri, Meerut, Mirzapur, Muradabad, Rai Bareilly, SantKabir Nagar, Shajahanpur, Siddarthnagar, SantRavidasNagar, Unnao, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Badaun, Deoria, Jhansi, Kausambi, Kushinagar, Pilibhit, Maunath Bhanjan, | Azamgarh, Ballia, Balrampur, Etawah, Fatehpur, Gazipur, Gonda, Hardoi, KanpurDehat, Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur, Lalitpur, Mau, Siddartnagar, Unnao | Lead : Muzzafar Nagar, Mathura, Moradabad, Allahabad, Bhadohi, Ghaziabad, Jaunpur, Kanpur, Raebareli, Sonbhadra Cadmium : Varanasi city, Unnao Chromium : Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, Kanpur, Unnao |

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| S. N o.   | State/ UT        | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)   | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                          | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                   | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                                                       | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                           | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l)                                                       |
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| 27        | Uttarakha nd     |                                                                          |                                                                                     | Mirzapur, Raebarelli, SantRavidas Nagar, Shajahanpur, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Shravasti, Siddarth Nagar, Unnao Dehradun, Haridwar, |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 28        | West Bengal      | Howrah, N 24 Parganas, PurbaMedinipore, S 24 Parganas                    | Bankura, Birbhum, Dakshindinajpur, Malda, Purulia, Uttardinajpur, South 24 Praganas | ar Bankura, Bardhaman                                                                                                                     | Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, N-24 Parganas, S- 24 Parganas, Kochbihar | Bankura, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Dakhindinajpur, E. Midnapur, Howrah, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Kolkatta, Murshidabad, N-24 Parganas, Nadia, S-24 Parganas, Uttardinajpur, West Midnapur | Lead : Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, N-24 Pargana, S-24 Pragana, Kolkata Cadmium: N-24 Praganas, S- 24 Prganas Chromium: N-24 Praganas, Murshidabad |
| 29        | Andaman &Nicobar |                                                                          |                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                 | Andaman                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 30        | Daman& Diu       |                                                                          |                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           | Diu                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                  |
|           | Total            | 212 districts in 15 states                                               | 335 districts in 20 states                                                          | 387 districts in 21 states                                                                                                                | 153 districts in 21 states &UTs                                                                 | 302 districts in 25 states and 1 UT                                                                                                                                           | Pb in 92 districts in 14 states Cd in 24 districts in9 states Cr in 29 districts in 10 states                                                    |

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