In Bangladesh and India, arsenic poisoning intensifies malnutrition and poverty among the poor villagers. 85 million of its 125 million people have been accidentally poisoned with arsenic-contaminated drinking water. This disaster is proclaimed as a higher destructive magnitude than the Chernobyl tragedy. Arsenic related cancer is on the rise. The epidemic of arsenic related cancer has just begun. So far, no aid has reached the people.
"Green Revolution," refers to a 1943 - late 1970 expansion of irrigation infrastructure, and distribution of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers, and pesticides to farmers. This is a possible cause of poisoning contaminated ground water of Bangladesh and India, along with ignorance and negligence of the organizations responsible for monitoring the waterways for hazards.
Tragedy in Bangladash/India
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