Gandhinagar, 12 February 2021<\/p>\n
People are forced to drink arsenic-toxic water. In Gujarat, 24 percent or 1.65 crore people are using poisonous arsenic water. IIT Kharagpur has conducted a study based on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Groundwater enters the body through irrigated fields, cooked vegetables, cooking, drinking water.<\/p>\n
Arsenic has been found in 24% of Gujarat’s groundwater. Arsenic is highly toxic in inorganic form, causing cancer, skin and other diseases. When it reaches the body by drinking water and eating for a long time. Organic exposure in the body to inorganic form can cause skin cancer and many skin diseases.<\/p>\n
Punjab, Bihar 92 per cent, West Bengal 69 per cent, Assam 48 per cent, Haryana 43 per cent, Uttar Pradesh 28 per cent, Gujarat 24 per cent, Madhya Pradesh 9 per cent, Karnataka 8 per cent, Odisha 4 per cent and Maharashtra State 1 per cent arsenic in ground water. Percent<\/p>\n
The recently released 2017 report of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) identifies areas of Gujarat that are under threat.<\/p>\n
People of Gujarat use 230 to 250 cubic meters of groundwater every year.<\/p>\n
Water was tested at 247 taluka locations in Gujarat. In which groundwater of 56 talukas or places indicates danger. 191 places are considered safe.<\/p>\n
Critical- 4 Taluka – Patan, Mehsana – Visnagar, Kutch – Bhuj, Anjar,<\/p>\n
Semi-critical – 13 Taluka – Ahmedabad – Cities and Daskroi, Detroj, Rampura, Dholka, Viramgam, Kutch – Khatrana, Porbandar, Sabarkantha – Wadali, Talod, Prantij, Idar, Vadodara<\/p>\n
Khara – 13 – Aravali – Dariyapur, Surendranagar – Lakhtar, Patan – Santalpur, Sankeshwar, Sami, Radhanpur, Harij, Morbi – Malia, Kutch – Gandhidham, Banaskatha – Vav, Sugam, Bhabhar, Ahmedabad – Dholera.<\/p>\n
Over-exploited – 26 Taluka – Banaskantha – Tharad, Vadgam, Disa, Kankaraj, Dhanera, Lakhani, Deodhar, Gandhinagar – Gandhinagar, Dahgam, Kalol, Mansa, Kutch – Mandvi, Bhachav, Mehsana (entire Mehsana district) – Jotana, Visnagar. Unjha, Santalpur, Baheraji, Mehsana, Kheralu, Kadi, Vijapur, Patan – Patan, Siddhpur, Chansama,<\/p>\n
Secure – With the exception of the above talukas, the remaining 191 taluka sites are protected.<\/p>\n
Also read<\/p>\n
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