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New Delhi , Oct. 6

THE Centre of Science and Environment (CSE), based on its laboratory tests, has said that arsenic contamination is affecting remote villages in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district.

However, the State Government has denied the claims and has issued legal notices to CSE seeking compensation and apology from CSE. The Ballia District Magistrate and Chief Medical Officer have issued legal notices to CSE, according to the Director of CSE, Ms Sunita Narain.

She said the laboratory analysis of hand pump water, hair and nail of people living in the villages of Ballia show arsenic levels much higher than what is considered safe.

Mr Dipankar Chakraborty, Director, School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, said arsenic was found in many wells in Ballia district.

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