The Bangladesh Observer
 
June 29, 2004
 
100 attacked with diseases in 9 unions
Arsenic contamination found in 700 tubewells at Katiadi  
 
From Our Correspondent
BHAIRAB, June 28:–The survey conducted in the water of 3000 tubewells by the 
Public Health Department and other voluntary organisations in the nine unions 
of Katiadi arsenic contamination beyond the limit was detected in 700-tubewell water.

At least 100 people were attacked with arsenic related diseases in different 
areas of nine unions. The number of arsenic contaminated tubewells is high in 
Memordia. Chandpur and Banagram unions of the upazila. The Public Health Engineering 
Department sank only three deep tubewells against the demand of 100 tubewells to overcome the crisis.