Rajya Sabha MP Satnam Singh Sandhu on Friday raised alarm in Parliament over what he described as an environmental crisis and a public health emergency triggered by toxic pollutants in Punjab’s groundwater , including uranium, nitrate and fluoride. Citing the latest findings of the Central Ground Water Board’s Annual Ground Water Report 2025, he said the scale of contamination was unprecedented and demanded immediate intervention from the Union government.

Raising the issue through a Special Mention during the ongoing Winter Session, Sandhu said the CGWB figures were “frightening” and called for urgent measures to safeguard the health of Punjab’s population as well as its farm economy.

“According to this report, uranium exceeds the safe limit in 62.5 per cent of water samples in Punj

See Full Page