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In Love with the ‘Devil’s Water’

In: Socio-Economic Analysis of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in West Bengal

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  • Abhijit Das

    (Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College)

  • Joyashree Roy

    (Jadavpur University)

  • Sayantan Chakrabarti

Abstract

Arsenic contamination of groundwater in the lower Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra plains has been famously recognised as the worst man-made disasterMan-made disaster ever. In this chapter, we bring to fore the contribution of various human interventions in fuelling this catastrophe. We look into the circumstances that led to the introduction of groundwater usageGroundwater usage . We trace its gradual popularity and also take into account the role of hand pumps and other mechanisms of groundwater withdrawal that may have led to the escalation of the problem of arsenic contamination of groundwater manifold.

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  • Abhijit Das & Joyashree Roy & Sayantan Chakrabarti, 2016. "In Love with the ‘Devil’s Water’," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Socio-Economic Analysis of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in West Bengal, edition 1, pages 27-30, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-10-0682-1_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-0682-1_7
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