Lok Sabha Question No. 846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Contamination of Water
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.846 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2017

## Contamination of Water

## 846. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the locations in the country where groundwater is excessively contaminated and health of people is being affected as a result thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any Action Plan to deal with the said situation; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof alongwith the funds allocated to the States including Rajasthan for the said purpose?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out groundwater quality assessment and monitoring  across  the  country.  Based  on  such  assessment,  locations  in  excess  of permissible  limits,  as  prescribed  by  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards,  have  been  identified which are given in the annexure.
- (b) The measures taken to address the issue of groundwater contamination inter alia include sharing  of  ground  water  quality  analysis  results  by  the  CGWB  with  concerned  State agencies  for  awareness  and  necessary  action  and  tapping  by  CGWB  of  contamination free  aquifers  in  the  contamination  affected  areas  through  exploratory  drilling  and handing over to State Governments for utilization. National Aquifer Mapping Programme  has  been  implemented  during XIIth Plan which inter alia includes construction of arsenic safe deeper aquifer tubewells in Arsenic affected States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Central and State Pollution Control Boards/ Pollution  Control  Committees  (SPCBs/  PCCs)  monitor  and  take  steps  to  restore  the water  quality  across  the  country  through  administration  of  'Consent  to  Establish'  and 'Consent to Operate' to industrial units before commencing industrial operations.
- (c) The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS) has released ₹800 Crore in March,  2016  to  provide  community  water  purification  plants  in  arsenic  and  fluoride affected  habitations  for  drinking  and  cooking  purposes.  Out  of  this,  Rajasthan  was provided with ₹331.29 Crore. Funds to the tune of ₹100 Crore each was also provided

for tackling arsenic and fluoride problems in West Bengal and Rajasthan respectively for the  last  mile  connectivity  in  commissioning  surface  water  based  piped  water  supply schemes. Besides, the  MoDWS has formulated a National Water Quality Sub-Mission for focus funding to schemes meant for mitigating arsenic and fluoride contamination on cost sharing basis between Centre and State in order to provide safe drinking water to arsenic  and fluoride affected habitations from sustainable water sources. During 201617,  an  amount  of ₹746.23  Crore  ha under National  Water  Quality  Sub-Mission,  out  of  which  an  amount  of  ₹449.61  Crore  was released to Rajasthan.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 846 DUE FOR REPLY ON 07/02/2017  REGARDING  CONTAMINATION  OF  WATER  RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAHUL  KASWAN  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT.

|   S.No. | 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, Ananthapur, | Guntur, Kurnool, Nellore                                                                                                                                                          | Vishakhapatnam Krishna, 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&Baksh a | Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Kamrup, KarbiAnglong, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sibsagar, Sonitpur |                                                                                                |
|       4 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                   | Changlang , East Siang, Lohit, Papumpare                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                |
|       5 | Bihar             |                                                                                                                          | Aurangabad, Banka,                                                                                                 | Aurangabad, Banka,                                                                                                                                 | Begusarai, Bhagalpur,                                                                                                                                                             | Aurangabad, Begusarai,                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                |

| S.No.   | 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)                                          |
|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |               |                                                                                       | Bhagalpur, Gaya, Jamui, Kaimur( Bhabua), Munger, Nawada, Rohtas, Jahanabd, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nalanda                                | Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Darbhanga, Kaimur(Bhabua), Patna, Rohtas, Saran, Siwan                                                                            | Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Munger, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Saran, Vaishali E.Champaran, Gopalganj, Lohardaga, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur Saharsa, Siwan,W Champaran | Bhojpur, Buxar, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhiserai, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur, Nawada, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Siwan, Supaul, West Champaran |                                                                                                                                       |
| 6       | Chhattisgar h |                                                                                       | 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                                     | Rajnandgaon                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Koriya,                                                                                                                                               | Lead : Korba Cadmium : Korba Chromium :Korba                                                                                          |
| 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                                           | East 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, | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Mehesana, Panchmahals, Patan, | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mehesana, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahals, Patan, | Amreli, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Kachchh, Mehesana, Patan, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Vadodara                                                                                              | Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Kachchh, Mehesana,Narmada,                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                       |

| S.No.   | 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)                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                  | Kachchh, Kheda, Mahesana, Navsari, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Narmada                  | Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Vadodara                                                                                                                                    | Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, 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, Mahendragarh, 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,                                                                                                                                             | Chatra, Garhwa, Godda, Gumla, Lohardaga, Pakur,                                                                                                                                     | Sahebganj                                                                                                                                | Chatra, Deoghar, East Singhbhum, Giridih, Ranchi, West                                                                                                           | Lead : Jamshedpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

| S.No.   | 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)   |
|---------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Koderma, Pakur Palamu, Ranchi, , Sahebganj, Khunti                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Palamu, PaschimiSinghbhum, PurbiSinghbhum, Ranchi, Sahibganj                                                                                                                                                   |                             | Singhbhum                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                |
| 14      | Karnataka   | Bagalkote, Bangalore-Rural, Bangalore- Urban, Belgaum, Bellary, Bijapur, Chamarajnagara, Chikballapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu/ Coorg, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Yadgir | Bagalkot, Bangalore(Rural), Bangalore(Urban),Bel gaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikaballapur Chamarajanagar, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Dakshina Kannada, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramnagara , Shimoga, Tumkur, Yadgir, Uttara Kannada, Udupi | Bagalkot, , Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Raichur. Shimoga, Udupi, Uttar Kannada | Raichur and Yadgir district | Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, 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, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad                                                                                    |                             | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Quilon, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad                                                      | Lead : Ernakulam , Kollam Chromium: Kollam                                                     |
| 16      | Madhya      | Balaghat,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Alirajpur, Balaghat,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Alirajpur, Anuppur,                                                                                                                                                                                            | Betual,Burhanpur,           | Balaghat,Barwani,                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Lead : Balaghat,                                                                               |

| S.No.   | 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)                                                                                |
|---------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | Pradesh      | Bhind,Chhatarpu r, Gwalior, Indore, Jhabua, Khargone, Morena, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Satna,Sehore, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Ujjain                                             | 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 | 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, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, | Chhindwara, Dhar, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Umaria | 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,Shivpuri, Sidhi,Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha, East Nimar | Barwani,Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Raisen, Rajgarh, Satna, Sehore, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Vidisha                                                      |
| 17      | Maharashtr a | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara,Buldha na, Chandrapur,Dhul e,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                                                                                                                                                                | Umaria, Vidisha 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,                                                                                                                                           |                                                      | 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 |

| S.No.   | 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)                                                                                                                              |
|---------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |             |                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Washim, Yavatmal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 18      | Manipur     |                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Bishnupur, Thoubal                                                                                    | Bishnupur, Thoubal                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 19      | Meghalaya   |                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                       | 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, Sundergarh, Sonpur | Gajapati                                                                                              | Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Deogarh, J.Singhpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandmahal, Keonjhar, Kendrapara,Khurda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Sonpur | Chromium (Hexavalent) - Sukinda valley in Sukinda block of Jajpur District                                                                                                                                                |
| 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, |

| S.No.   | 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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|         |             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Ropar, Barnala, Sangrur, Sasnagar, Tarantaran                                                                                |
| 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,Bharatpur, 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 | Lead : Jhunjhunu Dist (Khetri Copper Deposit), Pali, Jaipur (Sambhar Lake, Sanganer)                                         |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu  | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharampuri, Dindigul, Kancheepuram, Karur, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramnathapuram, Salem,                                                                                                                               | Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Karur, Kancheepuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Madurai, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapally, Thirunelveli, Tirupur                                                                                                    | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Karur, Madurai, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalor, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli,                                                                       | Ariyalur Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Ramnathapuram, Tiruvallur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvarur, Trichchirappalli, Tuticorin | Namakkal, Salem                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Lead : Dindigul, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram Cadmium : Tiruvallur Chromium: Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur |

| S.No.   | 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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|         |               | Sivaganga, Thanjavur, Theni, Thiruvallur, Tirunelveli, Trichchirappalli, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, | Vellore,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Thiruvallur, Trichy, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 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, G B 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, Mirzapur, Raebarelli, SantRavidas Nagar, Shajahanpur, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Shravasti, Siddarth | 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 |

| S.No.   | 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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|         |                  |                                                                          |                                                                                     | Nagar, Unnao                        |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand      |                                                                          |                                                                                     | Dehradun, Haridwar, Udhamsinghnagar |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                 |
| 28      | West Bengal      | Howrah, N 24 Parganas, PurbaMedinipore , S 24 Parganas                   | Bankura, Birbhum, Dakshindinajpur, Malda, Purulia, Uttardinajpur, South 24 Praganas | 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                                                   |