Market. In summers, water scarcity often increases and in such a situation people struggle for water (Drinking Water) You are seen using every drop of water properly, but you will be shocked when you come to know that the water you are using can cause diseases like cancer. Actually, it is not us, but IIT Mandi (IIT Mandi) And a search report of researchers is saying this.
Researchers from IIT Mandi and IIT Jammu in Himachal Pradesh have detected cancer-causing pollutants in groundwater in northern India. Cancer-causing pollutants have been detected in groundwater of Baddi-Barotiwala industrial area in Solan district of the state (Cancer) The elements that produce it have been found. The search has found that in India, most of the underground water (groundwater) is used for agriculture and drinking, but due to the rapid growth of cities, factories and increase in population, the use of groundwater has increased a lot and this is causing the water quality to deteriorate.
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The research team says that the condition of water in North India is very bad. A similar situation is in the Baddi-Barotiwala Industrial Area of Himachal Pradesh. Due to factories here, poisonous substances have got mixed in the underground water. Which is more than the prescribed level. People are getting many diseases by drinking such dirty water. Due to this, many cases of cancer and kidney disease have also been reported between 2013 and 2018. Dr. Deepak Swami, Associate Professor of School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Mandi and his research student Utsav Rajput did the research in collaboration with Dr. Nitin Joshi, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Department of IIT Jammu. This research paper has been published in the prestigious journal Science of the Total Environment.
The research team says that the water situation in North India is very bad.
The research team conducted a field study to find out the status of pollution in the industrial area of Baddi-Barotwala. The main objective of the study was to analyze the chemical elements found in groundwater. The investigation has shown that if this is not taken care of, the lower Himalayan region can reach a worrying situation in some time. In the research, apart from examining the chemical properties of the groundwater of the region, they have also found out the geographical difference in the amount of harmful metals found in the ground.
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Dr. Deepak Swami, Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Mandi, said that research has revealed that the groundwater of the region is affected by rocks. Especially calcium carbonate rocks. The amount of uranium was found to be the same in all water samples. At the same time, the sources of most metals are industrial units. While uranium and molybdenum are found naturally. Research also revealed that drinking contaminated groundwater can cause health hazards to both adults and children. This danger is mainly due to natural uranium, but the presence of metals like zinc, lead, cobalt and barium, which come from industrial sources, is also dangerous. The biggest danger for adults was found to be carcinogenic (cancer causing), which is mainly due to industrial metals like nickel and chromium.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 14, 2024, 09:36 IST