Groundwater in Ten Districts of Bihar Contaminated by Uranium

A new study conducted by the University of Manchester, UK and Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Phulwarisharif in Patna has found uranium contaminating the groundwater in 10 districts of Bihar.

Key Features

• Uranium concentrations are elevated mostly in the North West-South East band along and to the east of Gandak river and running south of the Ganga river towards Jharkhand, particularly in Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Patna, Nalanda and Nawada districts.
• The maximum uranium content was in Supaul, 80 microgram of uranium per litre of water. The permissible limit according to the WHO is 30 microgram per litre. It was also ....