CHANDIGARH: An experts’ committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found that most of the tubewells and aquifers up to depth of 130 metre below ground level in village
Alorakh
of Bhiwanigarh block in Sangrur district are contaminated.
The committee had done sampling from tubewells varying between shallow (46 meter below ground level) to very deep (183 meter below ground level). The committee said that it has been observed that the tubewells affected by contamination are having depth of about 130 meter below ground level in the vicinity of a closed industry. “Considering the water levels of about 40 meter below ground level, about 80 meter to 90 meter thick aquifer zone has been contaminated,” reads the report
The NGT was also informed that water from five locations out of total 22 locations in the village was found reddish in colour, indicating contamination. All these five borewells were also found to be having high total organic carbon, further indicating contamination with organic compounds. Two borewells were found to be having significant concentration of chemical oxygen demand and biochemical oxygen demand whereas three borewells were found having high nitrate concentration