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Ganga and Ghaghra erosion in Ballia
The Ganga and Ghaghra are eating away villages in Ballia.
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What we know
Erosion by the Ganga and Ghaghra is eating away villages. Ballia is also reported to be among the districts in India worst affected by arsenic in groundwater; the latest data needs checking.
Open questions
- Which villages have been lost or moved because of erosion, and where did families go?
- What do the latest groundwater tests show for arsenic, village by village?
- Do affected villages have a safe drinking-water supply?
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