The `Core Committee’ constituted by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India met twice, on 11th July, 2014 at NIH-Roorkee and 26th September, 2014 at CSMRS, New Delhi, and deliberated on issues emerged/emerging out as long-term consequences on uses of arsenic contaminated groundwater for domestic and agricultural sectors and its increasing spatio-temporal vulnerability in different states. Pursuant to the `Terms of Reference (TOR)’ conferred to it, the `Core Committee’ felt that the actions to counter, mitigate, and remediate the groundwater arsenic menace in India and its consequential affects may be on the following aspects: Demand driver R&Ds; Ensuring supply of arsenic safe portal water in arsenic affected areas; Human interface; Social sensitization and capacity building programmes; and Institutional and governance issues.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/mitigation-and-remedy-arsenic-menace-india-recommendations-core-committee
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/ministry-water-resources
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/river-development-ganga-rejuvenation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arsenic
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance