Bhubaneswar, Jul 16 (UNI) Safe drinking water is not available from tube wells in 162 blocks in Odisha, Panchayatiraj and Drinking water Minister Pratap Jena told the state Assembly today.
Replying to a question of Mr Bhupinder Singh (BJD), the minister said out of the 162 blocks high percentage of fluoride is found in ground water in 30 blocks, iron in 104 blocks and saline in 28 blocks.
The government, Mr Jena said has set up 800 De-Fluoridation plant so far in fluoride affected villages and 640 iron removal plants in areas where the level of iron content is very high.