# 047 Bangalore's bore well water is not safe for drinking

Bangalore`s bore well water is full of killer Toxins and Pathogens

The environmental abuse by the citizens of Bangalore has resulted in the high contamination of underground water which is beyond repair and the Bangalore bore well water is not fit for human use at all, forget about drinking. What we face today is a major threat that of our own making.

The lakes, abundant in Bangalore, were the main source of water supply to the old city. 219 of these are dead and some more are in the process of decay and death.

The environmental degradation, abnormal and unplanned development, excess withdrawal/extraction of underground water, coupled with population explosion, has put the city`s water supply into despair. The domestic and industrial discharge containing acids, chemicals and pathogens which remains untreated gets leached into the ground.

Methemoglobinemia is the primary disease that strikes people which is a disorder characterized by the presence of a higher than normal level ofmethemoglobin (ferric rather than ferrous haemoglobin) in the blood. Nitrates and Fluorides are also equally harmful.

Ground water analysis report of water in some areas of Bangalore is:

Nayandahalli---------554 mg/l              Safe limit of Nitrites   45 mg/l

Sanjay Nagar---------375 mg/l

Old Yelahanka-------335 mg/l

Anjananagar--------- 298 mg/l

Santhammanahalli-- 294 mg/l

Bellandur ---- 5.32mg/l                       Safe limit of Flouride 1.5mg/l

Bidarahalli --- 4.49mg/l

Nagasandra --------------- 2,720 mg/l   Safe limit of Hardness 600mg/l

HBS Layout--------------- 2,552 mg/l

Hoodi-----------------------2,040 mg/l

Kariammana Agrahara -------48.5 mg/l           Safe limit of Iron 1 mg/l

Vidyaranyapura----------------39.5 mg/l

Subedar Chatram Road------- 32.4 mg/l

Yeshwanthpur -----------------28.7 mg/l

Based on a report by Ecopack India