. Due to its low capital cost, groundwater is the most preferred source of water in India. According to an estimate, groundwater accounts for nearly 80 per cent of the rural domestic water needs, and 50 per cent of the urban water needs in India. However, a variety of land and water- based human activities including over exploitation and unscientific extraction are polluting this reliable and safe source of water,making it unsafe and unfit for human use.
Groundwater pollutants
70% of India’s water resources are contaminated with one or more heavy metals and chemicals such as Arsenic, Uranium, Fluoride, Nitrate etc. Other reasons of groundwater contamination are:
Inland Salinity
Inland salinity in ground water is prevalent mainly in the arid and semi-arid regions such as Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab etc. It is also caused due
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