Arsenic in ground water exceeding prescribed limit in UP and Bihar: Vincent Pala.Byline: ANI New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Water Resources Vincent Pala, on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that arsenic found in ground water from several districts of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh state, India, is made up of 70 administrative districts, which are grouped into 17 divisions. These are listed below, with their populations in brackets. Agra Division
"Arsenic in ground water exceeding prescribed limit of 10 parts per billion (ppb) has been reported from some parts of 28 districts of Uttar Pradesh and 15 districts of Bihar Bihar, a state of India, has currently (as of 2005) thirty-eight administrative districts. A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. ," Pala stated in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. Pala was asked a question regarding a report suggesting threat of arsenic contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. water spreading across 31 districts of Uttar Pradesh and 12 districts of Bihar. Replying to the question, Pala stated that as per report of Uttar Pradesh 'Jal Nigam', a survey of arsenic contamination of ground water was carried out in 51 districts of the state with the guidance of UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. . And the survey has revealed that some parts of 28
out of 51 districts in the state have been affected by arsenic
contamination. (ANI)
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