Groundwater contamination leaves children at higher risk, finds Chikkaballapur study

Published in Deccan Herald

Sep 17, 2024

In another bleak pointer to groundwater contamination in Chikkaballapur Taluk, a new study has recorded excessive fluoride and nitrate content in samples and marked children who consume the water at a higher health risk.

Shashank Palur, senior hydrologist at WELL Labs, said regardless of the geological conditions, community-level demineralisation through Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants was essential. “However, RO comes with a cost, both in terms of funds and water wastage,” he said, while calling for concerted policy-level interventions.

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Shradha Triveni for
Deccan Herald.

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