The dangerous aspect of Bihar crops is what the Minister of Agriculture Sinha says
The millions of people in Bihar are based on agriculture and its associated areas and reach millions and millions of people for yields consumed from agriculture and agriculture. Meanwhile, the state government has raised concerns to create information. In fact, in various crops grown in many districts of the state, a toxic arsenic amount is found. Also, some other elements are also found in large quantities. In many parts of the state, the Bihar government on Thursday informed the Bihar government that steps are being taken to deal with the arsenic problem in groundwater.
Discussion with other departments: Deputy CM
This phase was taken after the discovery of Arsenic in vegetables and other agricultural products in some districts of the state. Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said the high -level meeting of the relevant departments was called to assess the situation. He said the matter would also be discussed with public health and engineering, health and small water sources.
Arsenic size found in these crops
Sinha, who responded to the question raised in the assembly in the assembly, was found in some districts of the state, including the use of groundwater, which was contaminated with Arsenic contaminated groundwater, leafy vegetables and other agricultural products, including potatoes and arsenic, including arsenic, and arsenic. He said that the arsenic size of the leafy vegetables is 0.1 mg per kg, 0.3 mg/kg in root vegetables, including potatoes and 1.0 mg per kg in rice crops.
26 % of 31 districts problems in rural wards
According to the latest report of the State Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) introduced in the Assembly recently, Arsenic, Fluoride and iron pollution in the rural ward groundwater resources are affected by 26 per cent of 38 districts in 31 districts. The latest report of the Bihar Economic Survey (2024-25) highlighted the presence of arsenic in groundwater in 4,709 rural wards, fluoride in 3,789 wards and iron presence in 21,709 wards.
The state government has decided to provide safe drinking water to the people of the rural areas of the state under the ‘Harghar Tap Jal’ scheme, in view of the severity of the situation, in view of the severity of the situation. All rural areas of Bihar will soon be made as ‘Hand Pump Free’. (PTI)
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