Eco-Scope Bihar Current Status of Arsenic Contamination in Ground Water of Bihar By Prof. Ashok Kumar Ghosh In Bihar, India, like in many areas downstream of the Himalayas, arsenic is contained in fluvial deposits, mainly of Holocene age. The problem of arsenic contamination can be attributed to excessive withdrawal of ground water both for drinking and irrigation purpose. People in India used surface water until 1970s, but millions of tube wells were sunk with the help of financial support from International bodies like Unicef and world Bank to decrease the incidence of water borne diseases...