Ballia (D)

Report of the central team on arsenic mitigation in rural drinking water sources in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh state

There had been several newspaper clippings indicating that arsenic contamination in drinking water sources in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh is creating hardship to the local people and several people are suffering from arsenecosis disease. Also, the capacity of the medical doctors is inadequate to diagnose arsenecosis and prescribe preventive medicine. This issue was brought out to the Ministry by an active NGO called “Inner Voice Foundation” headed by a dynamic person called Saurabh Singh.

Publication Date:

14/09/2011

Source: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

Tags:

Arsenic, Drinking Water, Ballia (D), Uttar Pradesh, Health Effects, Diseases, Groundwater Quality, Groundwater, Water Supply

Water Pollution

Govt plans to treat water lace with arsenic in 3 dists

The state government admitted in Vidhan Sabha on Monday that ground water in three districts had arsenic which was posing health hazards to the people of that region.

Publication Date:

16/02/2010

Source: Pioneer (Lucknow)

Tags:

Water Pollution, Arsenic, Groundwater Quality, Arsenic Poisoning, Uttar Pradesh, Bahraich (D), Ballia (D), Lakhimpur Kheri

Natural Disasters

33 die of cold wave in U.P.

Foggy conditions persist in many parts of northern region

New Delhi: As many as 33 people died in Uttar Pradesh due to cold wave as foggy conditions prevailed for the second successive day on Sunday in many parts of the northern region with some states also experiencing light showers.

Publication Date:

04/01/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Uttar Pradesh, Ballia (D), Mirzapur (D), Muzaffarnagar (D)

Environment