Geographical analysis
Department of Geography & GIS
Department of Geography & GIS
Geographical analysis
Year: 2014, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 26-31
Original Article
Chaudhuri Amrita *, Hanjagi D. Ashok**
Research Scholar, Dept of Geography, Bangalore University, Bangalore
Professor, Dept of Geography, Bangalore University, Bangalore.
Arsenic Pollution in Groundwater is a burning issue to the present world. Major part of India is also affected by Arsenic Pollution. In India nine districts of West Bengal along the river Bhagirathi (Murshidabad, Maldah, Barddhaman, Nadia, Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas) are affected by arsenic pollution. Five blocks of Barddhaman District (Purbasthali-I,II, Kalna-II and Katwa-I,II blocks) along the river Bhagirathi-Hugli also experience arsenic pollution. There are miserable effects of Arsenic on human health and environment. Poor people mainly women are badly affected by Arsenic Pollution. Govt. and NGO’s should take necessary steps to remove the curse of Arsenic from our society.
Key words: Arsenic Contamination, Groundwater, Human Health.
© 2014 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Published By Bangalore University, Bengaluru, Karnataka
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