Assam Tribune report---Arsenic and fluoride contamination of ground water in Assam Source of Article : http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan2916/at056 Groundwater contamination cases rising in State Ajit Patowary GUWAHATI, Jan 28 - Cases of contamination of groundwater in the State are swelling up everyday, making groundwater unsafe for consumption. According to the official data, the number of the State’s districts which have got their groundwater contaminated by fluoride and arsenic has shot up to 22 and 21 respectively from 19 and 20 respectively in 2014-’15. According to the data available with this newspaper, in 2014-’15, the arsenic affected districts of the State included Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Kamrup, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar and Sonitpur. This year, Tinsukia has also been found to be affected by arsenic, raising the number ...
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