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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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/no-more-installation-handpumps-says-ramesh
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/statesman-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-rural-development
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tubewells
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-quality
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-sanitation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arsenic
