Fwd: Newsletter: Arsenic in drinking water in Ballia, UP

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From: India Water Portal <priyad@indiawaterportal.org>
Date: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Subject: Newsletter: Arsenic in drinking water in Ballia, UP
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Greetings from India Water Portal! This is our fortnightly newsletter bringing you news and knowledge from the past 15 days. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Lead Stories CAG report on performance audit of water pollution in India   This report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) deals with the results of the performance audit of water pollution in India for the year ended March 2011. The issue was examined by CAG because various stakeholders working in the field of environment flagged water pollution as the most important environmental issue today. The audit was conducted through document analysis, collection of responses to questionnaires, physical collection and testing of samples. The results of audit, both at the Central and State level, were taken into account to arrive at audit conclusions.   Investigation & assessment report on arsenic in drinking water in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh Following media reports about arsenic contamination in Ballia, and a complaint from the people of Ballia to the Ministry of Rural Development, a National Level Monitor was requested to enquire into the issue of water quality. The enquiry will verify if the 103 affected habitations that have been reported as covered are actually functional and providing arsenic free water; it will also verify with actual visits whether the drinking water supplied in these 103 habitations has been tested for arsenic content, check whether 100% of public drinking water sources have been tested for arsenic contamination and inspect the status of Ballia's existing district water testing laboratory, among other important points. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Contact us Water crisis to hit hard in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh as groundwater levels plummet alarmingly   3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh facing acute shortage of essential commodities due to ongoing economic blockade to protest against Lower Subansiri Hydro-electric Project   Lasting solution for waste treatment in Kozhikode: State Govt plans 3 large scale regional waste treatment plants   Relief operations on in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry following severe cyclonic storm that crossed Tamil Nadu coast   BWSSB officials to visit every house for RWH audit in Bangalore   C.P. Roy presents alternative proposal for ensuring the safety of people downstream of Mullaperiyar dam Stop-work notice to save Ramsar site water body in Kolkata Knowledge National Action Plan on Climate Change & supporting mission documents (2008-11) Life, livelihoods, ecosystems, culture: Entitlements and allocation of water for competing uses A guide by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board: Design, operation & maintenance of sewage treatment plants Interdisciplinary approach to water management: From the uplands to the coast Blog A plan for resolving Mullaperiyar conflict: Open letter to the Prime Minister from Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India Comments by Rahul Banerjee on Ramaswamy Iyer's Draft National Water Policy National Alliance for People's Movements condemns arrest & harassment of anti-dam protesters in Assam Seasonal effects of water quality on infant and child health in India: A paper by Elizabeth Brainerd & Nidhiya Menon of Brandeis University Events Save Water Project Dissemination Workshop, PATH, January 19-20 2012, New Delhi Training course on "Understanding Groundwater", ACWADAM, January 6-21 2012, Pune Opportunities Bangalore World Water Summit invites applications for Bangalore Water Awards: Apply by January 14 2012 Sikkim Biodiversity Conservation & Forest Management Project invites applications for Infrastructure Consultant: Apply by January 10 2012 You are receiving this email because you subscribed to our newsletter at www.indiawaterportal.org, or you requested us to add you to our mailing list, or you are special. Contact us here. subscribe to this newsletter | unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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