Project Sites:
Plant
Capacity
Initial Arsenic conc (ppb)
Final Arsenic conc (ppb)
Initial Iron conc (ppb)
Final Iron conc (ppb)
Merudandi, Basirhat
3000 lt/cycle
282
> 2
3326
> 2
Naihati Purbapara, Basirhat
3000 lt/cycle
175
> 2
1573
> 2
Tepul, Gobardanga
4000 lt/cycle
158
> 2
2936
101
Rangpur, Nilgunj
3000 lt/cycle
91
> 2
3403
68
Ghetugachi, Chakdah
3000 lt/cycle
206.5
> 2
2077
> 2
Naserkul, Ranaghat
3000 lt/cycle
187
> 2
3225
77
Name of Plant
Starting of Operation
Delivery of Water
Merudandi, Basirhat,
North 24 Parganas, WB
12th June, 2008
18th august, 2008
Purbapara, Basirhat
North 24 Parganas, WB
12th June, 2008        
5th August, 2008
Rangapur, Nilgunj
North 24 Parganas, WB
10th October, 2008
1st December, 2008
Gotra, Ghetugachi, Chakdah, Nadia, WB
20th October, 2008
16th December, 2008
Tepul, Gobardanga
North 24 Parganas, WB
3rd October, 2008
4th December, 2008
Naserkul, Ranaghat,
Nadia, WB
10th November, 2008
15th January, 2009
Max Permissible Limit:


Arsenic: 10 ppb or 10 micrograms per liter (USEPA/WHO)

Iron: 1000 ppb (above that may affect health)



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