Chromium in the groundwater
Groundwater contamination from abandoned chromium waste at Rania in Kanpur Dehat and Rakhi Mandi in Kanpur Nagar, along with industrial pollution at Godhrauli, is being heard by the National Green Tribunal, which in June 2025 ordered the state to ensure a minimum supply of clean drinking water. Health camps in early 2025 tested residents of Juhi Bamburahia, Jajmau, Panki and Nauraiya Kheda for chromium exposure, and IITR has proposed a pilot plant to remove hexavalent chromium from groundwater.
How we fix it
Do not drink untested borewell water here. We specify RO plants against a lab report that includes hexavalent chromium, and the APCON RO controller tracks pressure and output so you know the system is still doing its job.