15k habitations affected by arsenic contaminated water: Govt
Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi on Monday said that 15,804 habitations have been affected due to water contamination by arsenic. Of these, as many as 9,250 habitations were found in West Bengal and 4,320 in Assam, he added. He further said that 400 habitations have been affected with water contaminated with uranium.