uranium contamination
Punjab's Water Crisis: How the Food Bowl of India Faces Environmental and Health Catastrophe
Dec 04, 2025 01:37 am CST
Punjab, once celebrated as India's food bowl during the Green Revolution, now faces a severe water crisis with dangerous uranium contamination, depleted groundwater, and polluted rivers. AAP's Raghav Chadha highlights this environmental emergency in Parliament, calling for urgent national intervention to help the state that sacrificed its environmental health for India's food security.
Alarming Discovery: 15% of Delhi's Groundwater Contains Uranium Contamination According to Government Report
Nov 29, 2025 01:57 am CST
A concerning government report reveals that 13-15% of Delhi's groundwater samples contain uranium contamination, exceeding safety standards. The Annual Ground Water Quality Report 2025 from the Central Ground Water Board found that out of 86 monitored locations in Delhi, numerous samples failed to meet Bureau of Indian Standards drinking water requirements. Additional contaminants including nitrate and fluoride were also detected, raising serious public health concerns as Delhi extracts approximately 125 million gallons of groundwater daily for drinking purposes.