Lok Sabha Question No. 3876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Sub-Soil Water
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: E. AHAMED

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3876

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09/08/2016

## Sub-Soil Water

## 3876. SHRI E. AHAMED:

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

(a) the details of places in the country where sub-soil water is highly contaminated and affecting the health of people, State/ UT-wise; and

- (b) the strategy evolved and contemplated to meet the situation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Central Ground Water Board 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. The State / UT-wise details are given in the annexure.
- (b) The  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  &  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  /  Pollution Control  Committees  (SPCBs  /  PCCs)  are  implementing  the  Water  (Prevention  and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to regulate the discharge of industrial effluent and sewage in order to address groundwater contamination.

The major steps taken by the Government to control water pollution include the following:

- i. Preparation of action plan for sewage management and restoration of water quality in aquatic resources by State Governments;
- ii. Installation  of  Online  Effluent  Monitoring  System  to  check  the  discharge  of effluent directly into the rivers and water bodies;
- iii. Setting up of monitoring network for assessment of water quality;
- iv. Action to comply with effluent standards is taken by SPCBs / PCCs to improve the water quality of the rivers;
- v. Financial  assistance  for  installation  of  Common  Effluent  Treatment  Plants  for cluster of Small Scale Industrial units;
- vi. Issuance of directions for implementation of Zero Liquid Discharge;
- vii. Issuance  of  directions  under  Section  5  of  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  to industries  and  under  Section  18(1)(b)  of  Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of Pollution) Act, 1974;
- viii. Implementation  of  National  River  Conservation  Plan  (NRCP)  for  abatement  of pollution  in  identified  stretches  of  various  rivers  and  undertaking  conservation activities  which inter-alia include interception  &  diversion  of  raw  sewage, construction of sewerage systems, setting up of sewage treatment plants, low cost sanitation  facilities,  education  and  awareness  creation,  community  participation, electric/improved wood crematoria and river front development.

## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3876 DUE FOR REPLY ON 09/08/2016 REGARDING SUB-SOIL WATER RAISED BY SHRI E. AHAMED HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

| 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 0.05 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                        | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                      |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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, |                                                                                                                                                                                  | Vishakhapatnam Krishna, Guntur, Nellore, Kurnool, Chittoor, Cuddapah,                                                                                                                    |
| 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                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                  | Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy                                                                                                   |
| 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           |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                  | Changlang , East Siang, Lohit, Papumpare                                                                                                                                                 |
| Bihar             |                                                                                                                          | Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Jamui, Kaimur( Bhabua), Munger, Nawada, Rohtas, Jahanabd, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nalanda | Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Darbhanga, Kaimur(Bhabua), Patna, Rohtas, Saran, Siwan                                                      | Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Munger, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Saran, Vaishali, Godda, Dhanbad                   | Aurangabad, Begusarai, Bhojpur, Buxar, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhiserai, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur, Nawada, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Siwan, Supaul, |

| 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 0.05 mg/l)                                                                                           | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                              |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                     | West Champaran                                                                                                                                                   |
| Chhattisgarh     |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 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,                                                                                                                               |
| 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                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Goa              |                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                     | North Goa , South Goa                                                                                                                                            |
| 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, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara |                                                                                                                     | Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Kachchh, Mehesana,Narmada,                                                                                                    |
| 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. | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendargarh, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar |
| Himachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Una, Solan, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Kupwara                                                                                                                                                                                           | Jammu, Kathua, Anantnag, Kupwara                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                     | Baramulla, Budgam, Kathua, Kupwara, Pulwama, Srinagar                                                                                                            |
| Jharkhand        |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Garhwa,Giridih, Godda,                                                                                                                                                           | Chatra, Garhwa, Godda, Gumla, Lohardaga, Pakur,                                                                                                                                                                      | Sahebganj                                                                                                           | Chatra, Deoghar, East Singhbhum, Giridih, Ranchi,                                                                                                                |

| 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 0.05 mg/l)   | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Gumla, Koderma, Pakur Palamu, Ranchi, , Sahebganj, Khunti                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Palamu, PaschimiSinghbhum, PurbiSinghbhum, Ranchi, Sahibganj                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                             | West Singhbhum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 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),Belgau m, 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                                                                                                                   |
| 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                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 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,                                      | 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, |                             | Balaghat,Barwani, 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, |

| 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 0.05 mg/l)                                  | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|             |                                                                                                                                                                        | Shajapur, Sheopur, Sidhi, Shivpuri, Singrauli, Uajjain, Vidisha                                                                                                                                                                              | Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha                                                                                                                                          |                                                            | Umaria, Vidisha, East Nimar                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara,Buldhana, 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, Yavatmal       |                                                            | Ahmednagar, Amravati, Beed, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Jalna, Kohlapur, Latur, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal                        |
| Manipur     |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Bishnupur, Thoubal                                         | Bishnupur, Thoubal                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Meghalaya   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                            | East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills                                                                                                                                                              |
| Nagaland    |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                            | Dimapur                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 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 |                                                            | Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Deogarh, J.Singhpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandmahal, Keonjhar, Kendrapara,Khurda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Sonpur |
| Punjab      | Bhatinda, Faridkot, Ferozpur, Gurudaspur, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar Patiala, Sangrur                                                                                        | Amritsar, Barnala, Bhatinda, Fazilka, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana,                                                                                                                                   | Amritsar, Barnala, Bhatinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa,                                                                                                                                               | Mansa, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ropar. | Bhathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Mansa, Rupnagar, Sangrur                                                                                                               |

| 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 0.05 mg/l)                                                                   | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Pathankot, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Tarn-Taran                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Moga, Muktsar, NawanShahr, Patiala, Ropar, Rupnagar, Sangrur, Tarn-Taran                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 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 |                                                                                             | 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 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharampuri, Dindigul, Kancheepuram, Karur, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramnathapuram, Salem, Sivaganga, Thanjavur, Theni, Thiruvallur, Tirunelveli, Trichchirappalli, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar,       | Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Karur, Kancheepuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Madurai, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapally, Thirunelveli, Tirupur Vellore,                                                                                           | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Karur, Madurai, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalor, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvallur, Trichy, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar     |                                                                                             | Namakkal, Salem                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Tripura       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                             | Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Firozabad, Hamirpur, Kashganj,Kanpur Nagar, Mathura, Rae Bareli,Unnao                                                                                                                                                                                           | Agra, Aligarh, Etah,Kashiram Nagar, Firozabad, Jaunpur, , Mahamaya Nagar, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau,                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Badaun, Baghpat, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti,                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bahraich, Balia, Balrampur, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, | Azamgarh, Ballia, Balrampur, Etawah, Fatehpur, Gazipur, Gonda, Hardoi, KanpurDehat, Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur, Lalitpur, Mau, Siddartnagar,                                                                                                                                                                     |

| 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 0.05 mg/l)                                                                                                       | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                           |
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|                  |                                                                          | Sonbhadra, Varanasi and Unnao                                                       | 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 Nagar, Unnao | LakhimpurKheri, Meerut, Mirzapur, Muradabad, Rai Bareilly, SantKabir Nagar, Shajahanpur, Siddarthnagar, SantRavidasNagar, Unnao | Unnao                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttarakhand      |                                                                          |                                                                                     | Dehradun, Haridwar, Udhamsinghnagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                               |
| West Bengal      | Howrah, North 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipore, South 24 Parganas           | Bankura, Birbhum, Dakshindinajpur, Malda, Purulia, Uttardinajpur, South 24 Praganas | Bankura, Bardhaman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, North24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas                                      | Bankura, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Dakhindinajpur, E. Midnapur, Howrah, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Kolkatta, Murshidabad, N-24 Parganas, Nadia, S-24 Parganas, Uttardinajpur, West Midnapur |
| Andaman& Nicobar |                                                                          |                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                 | Andaman                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Total            | 212 districts in 15 states                                               | 317 districts in 20 states                                                          | 387 districts in 21 states                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 89 districts in 10 states                                                                                                       | 302 districts in 25 states and 1 UT                                                                                                                                           |

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