The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Kishoreganj

Department of Public Health Engineering has taken an initiative to set up 547 deep tubewells to ensure supply of safe water as arsenic has been detected in 16,322 hand driven tubewells of the district

Officials said arsenic was found in 1,067 tubewells in Sadar upazila, 2,225 in Karimganj, 1,614 in Tarail, 267 in Hossainpur, 178 in Pakundia, 1,613 in Katiadi, 1,834 in Bajitpur, 3,806 in Bhairab, 782 in Kuliarchar, 755 in Austagram, 982 in Nikli, 187 in Mithail and 1,012 in Itna upazilas.

M Salah Uddin, executive engineer of District DPHE, said they have taken initiatives for testing arsenic in tubewell water in very upazila of the district and marked arsenic-contaminated tubewells with red colour.

He said the work of installing deep tubewells has already been started in different upazila, which will be completed soon. He also urged people not to drink arsenic-contaminated water.