New Delhi: The Central government on Tuesday said mining activities have contaminated drinking water sources in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya.
“The Megh-alaya government has reported that sources of some drinking water supply schemes have had to be shifted due to contamination caused by mining and some major rivers in the area have been found to be unfit for human use,” Rural Development Minister and Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Jairam Ramesh said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/jaintia-hills-water-sources-contaminated%E2%80%99
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/shillong-times-shillong
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jaintia-hills
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-rural-development
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghalaya
