Lucknow, Feb. 9 -- A recently submitted report by the amicus curiae (friend of the court) appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), now available in the public domain, has flagged serious groundwater contamination by chromium and mercury in Kanpur district and the adjoining districts of Kanpur Dehat and Fatehpur.

The NGT has directed the state government to disclose details of medical treatment, healthcare facilities and assistance provided to each affected individual.

Earlier, NGT had taken serious note of groundwater contamination in Kanpur district and the adjoining districts of Kanpur Dehat and Fatehpur, directing the Uttar Pradesh government to take effective measures to check pollution caused by chromium and mercury.

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