Self-supporting community- based mitigation program that provides arsenic safe water using modified bore-dugwell along with public education on water related health effects.

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This newly selected site #PW277 is in the Metepara village under the jurisdiction of the Hingnara panchayat of Chakdah block in the district of Nadia. the land is donated by Ramananda Biswas.

On 10th May pilot test was done and the sand layer is found at 18 feet.
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This site was cancelled due to non-availability of sand layer during pilot test hence the site is changed again.
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This site #PW277. is in the Satra village under the jurisdiction of the Deulii panchayat of Chakda block in the district of Nadia. The arsenic concentration of the private tubewell of Broddinat Saddar was found to be 0.02 to 0.04 mg/L that was tested on 20 December 2012 with the VisuPAsS Visual Portable Arsenic testing field kit. The construction is supposed to start in mid February 2013.