GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 249
ANSWERED ON 12/12/2024
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION IN PUNJAB
†*249. SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA
SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) whether the groundwater in Punjab is not safe for drinking and its consumption is causing serious diseases;
(b) if so, whether the Government has a plan to test the quality of groundwater, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to prevent the groundwater from getting polluted;
(d) whether the Government has noted that some heavy industries are discharging their effluents into the ground through boring and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the action taken/ likely to be taken by the Government against such industries?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C R PATIL)

(a) to (e) A Statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.