In 2025, salinity was the main contaminant of groundwater in India, with almost * people affected by it. Other notable contaminants were iron and nitrate. By contrast, heavy metals contributed the least to contamination of Indian groundwater that year.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti. (March 13, 2025). Number of people affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2025, by contaminant [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1167061/india-population-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
Ministry of Jal Shakti. "Number of people affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2025, by contaminant." Chart. March 13, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1167061/india-population-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
Ministry of Jal Shakti. (2025). Number of people affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2025, by contaminant. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1167061/india-population-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
Ministry of Jal Shakti. "Number of People Affected by Groundwater Contamination in India as of March 2025, by Contaminant." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Mar 2025, /statistics/1167061/india-population-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Number of people affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2025, by contaminant ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1167061/india-population-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Number of people affected by groundwater contamination in India as of March 2025, by contaminant [Graph], Ministry of Jal Shakti, March 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1167061/india-population-affected-by-groundwater-contamination-by-contaminant/
