Murshidabad District
Farakka faces a barrage of criticism
Posted on 27 Aug, 2016 08:25 AMThe chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, called for the decommissioning of the Farakka barrage recently.
Chromium contaminates Bangalore's drinking water
Posted on 15 Sep, 2013 05:24 PMChromium afflicts borewells in India's largest industrial area
The real picture of arsenic pollution in West Bengal, India
Posted on 17 May, 2011 11:34 AMArsenic poisoning in these districts is a serious environmental problem and is affecting the health of millions of people in the State. The problem has been aggravated with increase in groundwater exploitation leading to leaching of arsenic located in upper layers of sediment down into the deep aquifers.
During my visits to these districts, I have had dreary experiences -
Groundwater information booklet of arsenic affected Murshidabad district of West Bengal
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 11:32 AMThe groundwater related issues and problems the distrcit include:
The living wisdom: using local well driller knowledge to construct digital groundwater data bases
Posted on 14 May, 2009 12:39 PMIn the absence of groundwater instrumentation networks in India, the knowledge of local well drillers about the location, quality, etc of groundwater aquifers is invaluable.