In 2024, with more than two million people affected by it, salinity was the main contaminant of groundwater in India. Other notable contaminants were iron and nitrate. By contrast, heavy metals contributed the least to contamination of Indian groundwater that year.
Number of people affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by contaminant
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Ministry of Jal Shakti. (March 4, 2024). Number of people affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by contaminant [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167061/india-population-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
Ministry of Jal Shakti. "Number of people affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by contaminant." Chart. March 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167061/india-population-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
Ministry of Jal Shakti. (2024). Number of people affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by contaminant. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167061/india-population-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
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Number of people affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by contaminant [Graph], Ministry of Jal Shakti, March 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167061/india-population-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
