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LUDHIANA: Relief is in store for Ghazipur village near Khanna in Punjab s Ludhiana district. With an aim to provide potable water to the residents, work on setting up of an arsenic removal plant has started. Health experts say that long-term exposure of drinking water and food to arsenic can cause cancer and skin lesions. It has also been associated with developmental effects, cardiovascular disease, neurotoxicity and diabetes. Sahil Anand, executive engineer, water supply, Ludhiana, said that the plant being constructed at a cost of Rs 18 lakh by experts from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras would be ready by March 31, 2021. The plant is being constructed at a cost of Rs 18 lakh. ....
Punjab CM launches Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai mission ANI | Updated: Feb 02, 2021 07:45 IST Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday virtually launched the Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai mission as part of the government s campaign to accomplish the goal of 100 per cent potable piped water supply in all rural households by March next year. The Chief Minister also inaugurated one Mega Surface Water Supply Scheme covering 85 villages in the Moga district, 144 new water supply schemes for 172 villages, 121 Arsenic, and Iron removal plants. The scheme will benefit more than 1.6 lakh residents from 155 villages in Amritsar, Tarn Taran, and Gurdaspur districts by helping replace groundwater with surface water supply for drinking, besides resolving the problem of arsenic affected habitations, a statement from the Chief Minister s Office said. ....