Recent media reports reveal the effort of revenue department to acquire another 50 acres of land for Atomic Energy Department as they have found rich source of uranium in this belt. The report also suggests high content of other metals and chemicals in this region.Apart from the relevance that this belt of Gogi & Kidalli Tanda are probably rich source of metals needing assessment by Geology Department, as of now, Uranium as a cause for this malignant region is ruled out
Many people want to know the basic information on safe drinking water and Arsenic metal. Hence, this academic information.
What Construes Safe drinking water?
Safe water is one that cannot harm the consumer, even when ingested over prolonged periods. Further, it should be 
pleasant to taste and usable for domestic purposes.
There are 4 variables that are taken into consideration while consideration water safe or potable water. They are physical aspects like turbidity, colour, taste/odour; absence of disease causing microorganisms, absence of chemical substances that are in higher concentration than acceptable and lack of any radioactivity in drinking water.
The point in discussion is presence of chemical substance, heavy metal Arsenic. A provisional guideline value for arsenic in drinking water of .05mg/lite is established.
What is Arsenic?
Arsenic is a poison used in fruit sprays, weed killers insecticides, rat poisons, calico printing etc. That means to say these people of Kirdali Tanda were ignorantly consuming slow poison for ages. Actually Arsenic is a known poison used for non-violent murders. One can recapitulate Sherlock Holmes and other detective episodes for this mode of homicides.
Arsenic is used for homicidal poisoning, as it is cheap, colourless having neither smell nor taste. Therefore, it can be easily administered with food or drink.
In suspicious deaths, hairs, nails and skin are sent for forensic analysis for presence of Arsenic, as this heavy mental is known to be present in these tissues for months after poisoning. Actually, it can be detected in completely decomposed bodies and even in charred bones or ashes.
Government follow up
The district administration is pursuing the alternate source of water to the Tanda. Also, compensatory rehabilitation is being worked out in the form of people availing handicap allowances, women welfare and old age pension. The cruz of the problem it hasn't reached the beneficiaries yet.
Political hue has seen it drawing the attention of authorities at the state level including the Chief Minister.
Rare, one of its kind known in recent times, it needs all the help to rehabilitate the community.
Coverage by 'THE HINDU'
All this time this issue was Vijay Karnataka's problem as they were lucky to take the lead. I am told this is the norm in media industry. By taking up the issue, The Hindu has made it a people's issue. Today's issue covers this revelation on the Front page. I am made to understand that it has had National Coverage as well. Atleast, the THE HINDU website covers it on the front page. Thanks to T. V. Sivanandan.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/06/13/stories/2009061358580100.htm
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