MP Satnam Sandhu raises issue of Punjab’s groundwater contamination with highly toxic pollutants in Parliament

Babushahi Bureau

New Delhi, December 12, 2025: Rajya Sabha Member, Satnam Singh Sandhu raised the issue of the extremely alarming situation of Uranium, Nitrate and other toxic pollutants present in the groundwater of Punjab in Parliament.

Raising the issue in the Rajya Sabha through ‘Special Mention’ during the on-going Winter Session of the House, Sandhu said the figures from the latest Central Ground Water Board’s (CGWB) 'Annual Ground Water Report 2025' are frightening.

“According to this Report, Uranium exceeds the safe limit in 62.5% of water samples in Punjab, which is the highest rate of contamination in the whole of India.This is not just an environmental crisis; it is

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