To explore an eco-friendly and time-tested technology for the eradication of heavy metals like uranium completely from the State’s groundwater, Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal on Monday reached prestigious Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to take its technical support.
Badal was leading a team of eminent experts and senior officers of the state administration which called on the top brass of the BARC on Monday morning.
During marathon discussions with the BARC scientists, Badal asked them to intensify their research work by making optimum utilisation of their unbounded talent and vast experience to serve the ailing humanity through their recommendations to the state government for adopting an advanced, viable and eco-friendly technology for extraction of uranium content present in the groundwater efficaciously. He also offered to initiate a joint programme so as to tackle the menace of contaminated groundwater
Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Department through a power-point presentation highlighted the present scenario of the polluted groundwater in the state besides the unique initiatives taken by the Government to combat this serious problem.
It was informed that extraction of heavy metals like uranium needed far more advanced, economical and eco-friendly technologies with waste water management facility as the reject water (residue) of ROs was again absorbed into the earth thereby keeping the situation of contaminated water unchanged and therefore a permanent and sustainable solution to this problem was warranted on the priority.
CM also shared his concern for depleting groundwater table due to excessive sowing of paddy in the State which was a water-intensive crop and now made the situation more deplorable.