Summary:
It should be noted that even in treated effluent water the accepted levels of COD is 250 mg/I. The accepted limit of TDS and BOD even in treated effluent water is 5000 mg/I and 100 mg/I. The fact that the groundwater level is so bad that it is even worse than the norms set for treated effluent goes to show how the contamination continues," said Prajapati. A report of groundwater pollution in Luna village accessed by an environment NGO has once again pointed to the alarming rate of groundwater contamination in the industrial belt in Padra in Vadodara. The report was a result of joint investigation carried out by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti (PSS), Farmers Action Group (FAG) and affected farmers in October and December 2018..