No more installation of handpumps, says Ramesh

Installation of hand pumps in villages will no longer be encouraged by the Centre as borewell water contains substances like arsenic which are a health hazard.

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Publication Date: 
27/09/2011
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Ministry Of Rural Development, Tubewells, Water Resources, Groundwater Quality, Drinking Water, Rural Sanitation, Arsenic