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Rural areas in Rajasthan most affected by contaminated drinking water [1]

A recent report of the Union water resources ministry states that villages in Rajasthan are most affected by contaminated water in the country.

According to the report, in Rajasthan, 25,504 rural habitations or 1.09 crore people are getting water with chemical or bacterial contamination. Assam comes next with 12,879 rural habitations or 0.44 crore people affected by contamination, followed by Bihar with 10,587 affected households.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2013
Rachna Singh [2]
Times Of India (Jaipur) [3]
Tags:
Rajasthan [4], Water Pollution [5], Ministry Of Water Resources [6], Urbanisation [7], Groundwater [8], WHO [9], Drinking Water [10], National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) [11], Water Quality [12], Fluoride [13], Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS) [14], Water Resources [15]

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