11 Percent of the Country's Population at Risk of Arsenic Contamination

The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives has stated that 11 percent of the total population of Bangladesh is at risk of arsenic contamination. To mitigate this public health hazard, the Department of Public Health Engineering is implementing various projects, including the installation of over 1.2 million arsenic-free water sources, aiming to reduce the risk to 5-6 percent by 2026.