BATHINDA, Oct. 28 -- The Central University of Punjab (CUP) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) to undertake collaborative investigations into groundwater quality, with special reference to uranium contamination in Bathinda. CUP's acting vice-chancellor Ramakrishna Wusirika said on Tuesday that the collaboration aims to strengthen groundwater quality investigations and uranium contamination studies under the National Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM) programme. He said the studies would take place in the revenue blocks of Bathinda and adjoining Goniana. Under the MoU, the Chandigarh-based northwestern regional directorate of CGWB will collect and analyse groundwater samples during the pre-monsoon and post-monsoon periods. The analysis will cover uranium, other heavy metals and major chemical components present in groundwater....