As of March 2024, salinization was the most common groundwater contamination type in India, affecting 8,732 households. Iron was also a recurrent aquifer contaminant, affecting 4,871 households.
Number of households affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by type of contaminant
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Ministry of Jal Shakti. (March 4, 2024). Number of households affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by type of contaminant [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454605/households-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
Ministry of Jal Shakti. "Number of households affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by type of contaminant." Chart. March 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454605/households-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
Ministry of Jal Shakti. (2024). Number of households affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by type of contaminant. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454605/households-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
Ministry of Jal Shakti. "Number of Households Affected by Groundwater Contamination in India as of March 2024, by Type of Contaminant." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454605/households-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Number of households affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by type of contaminant Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454605/households-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of households affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2024, by type of contaminant [Graph], Ministry of Jal Shakti, March 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454605/households-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
