Groundwater Quality
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding plywood factories operating in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, 27/05/2025
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …High fluoride incidence in groundwater and its potential health effects in parts of Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh, India
High concentrations of fluoride (F–) in drinking water are harmful to human health. Knowledge of spatiotemporal distribution of F– content in groundwater is thus a prerequisite for taking preventive measures. This communication reports F– incidence in groundwater and its relation with the prevalence of fluorosis in Tamnar area, Raigarh District, …An integration of spatial information technology for groundwater potential and quality investigations in Koduvan Ar sub-watershed of Meenachil river basin, Kerala
This paper describes the results of a groundwater potentiality and quality assessment conducted in Koduvan Ar sub-watershed of Meenachil river basin, Kottayam district of Kerala state.Indias groundwater challenge and the way forward
The groundwater crisis is acquiring alarming proportions in many parts of the country. Strategies to respond to groundwater overuse and deteriorating water quality must be based on a new approach involving typologising the resource problems and redefining the institutional structure governing groundwater. This approach is based on the notion of …Groundwater resource assessment and management of the arseniferous aquifer of English Bazar block, Malda District, West Bengal
Quantification of natural groundwater recharge is a basic prerequisite for efficient groundwater resource management and is particularly vital in an area where shallow groundwater is mostly polluted with highly toxic elements. It is especially critical where large and concentrated demand for groundwater supplies exist such as in urban areas, industrial …Examining India’s groundwater quality management
Until the 1940s, the irrigation and drinking water needs of India were met by rivers, ponds, lakes, dugwells, and rainwater sources. However, in the middle of the 20th century India continually faced two daunting challenges: providing food for an ever-growing population and decreasing the burden of highly prevalent water-borne diseases, …Status of water quality in India 2009
Water quality data of water bodies in the country forms the basis of management and planning of water pollution control. Considering the above, CPCB envisaged a National Water Monitoring Programme (NWMP) with 1700 water quality monitoring stations, located on all important rivers, lakes including some wells for groundwater studies. The …Natural amelioration of fluoride toxicity (fluorosis) in goats and sheep
Chronic exposure of fluoridated groundwater causes a health problem not only to human beings, but also in domestic animals in the form of fluorosis.Revised action plan for critically polluted area, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
This is the action plan for abatement of pollution in critically polluted industrial cluster, Sipcot industrial complex, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.Groundwater fluoride in Rajpura Tehsil in Chandrapur District, Maharashtra
Groundwater sampling was carried out at 25 locations from dug wells and bore wells in Rajpura tehsil in Chandrapur district during post monsoon season (October 2009) to assertion groundwater fluoride concentration.Geomorphic controls of arsenic in ground water in Purbasthali I & II blocks of Burdwan District, West Bengal, India
Arsenic values in groundwater above the maximum permissible limit of 0.05 mg/l (Indian standards) have been reported from BhagirathiHooghly flood plain region of West Bengal. The present study area Purbasthali I and II blocks in Burdwan district, West Bengal, evolved due to the flood plain forming processes. Many flood plain …Correlation and regression analysis of some physico-chemical parameters of bore well waters of industrial areas of Visakhapatnam
Considering the extent of pollution and the rapid rate of depletion in both the quality and quantity of surface water, man has put his eyes on the groundwater for safe and immediate consumption. In the present study 15 physico-chemical parameters, such as pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), …Groundwater protection: policy and practice in the EU and India
Groundwater supplies 60 per cent of the water for irrigation in India and 85 per cent of rural water supply relies upon groundwater. Accordingly, poverty reduction, rural development and sustainable food production in India rely upon the long-term availability of groundwater in sufficient quantity and quality. Efficient groundwater resource management …Chronic kidney diseases of uncertain etiology (CKDue) in Sri Lanka: geographic distribution and environmental implications
The increase in the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients from the north central region of Sri Lanka has become a environmental health issue of national concern. Unlike in other countries where long-standing diabetes and hypertension are the leading causes of renal diseases, the majority of CKD patients from …Ground water quality in Bathinda, Mansa and Patiala districts of Punjab
A study of ground water quality in Bathinda, Mansa and Patiala districts of Punjab has been carried out with prime objective to study the geo-genic contamination of ground water by the various major and minor elements including arsenic and fluoride by Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources.UP districts drinking arsenic
Millions of people in Uttar Pradesh are drinking water contaminated with traces of cadmium, fluoride, arsenic, nitrates and lead, says a recently released Government report. A report prepared by the Department of Minor Irrigation and Ground water has claimed that groundwater in 49 out of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh …Ground water quality assessment nearer to the dye user industry
The water quality index (WQI) was calculated for the assessment of ground water quality near to the dye user industry. For the calculation of WQI physicochemical characteristics of groundwater near by dyeing-printing, pulp-paper and tanning industrial areas were studied.Nitrate-An environmental pollutant in groundwater of Rajasthan & its management for sustainable future
Nitrate has become of the key environmental issues because of its implications on human and animal health. Nitrate enters in the human body through the use of ground water for drinking and causes number of health disorders. In Rajasthan, ground waters of Nagaur, Barmer, Bikaner, Churu, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and Jhunjhunu …Tragedy Today
Twenty five years later, ground zero of the Bhopal gas disaster is still a ghastly minefield for residents. They are still being harmed by the land they live in and the water they drink, writes M Rajshekhar MUHAMMAD Khan, a former Union Carbide employee, is confronted with the tragedy every …Using residential history and groundwater modeling to examine drinking water exposure and breast cancer
Previous research suggested a possible link between breast cancer and groundwater plumes in upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts. However, the geographic relationship between breast cancer clusters and groundwater plumes alone does not establish exposure. To test the hypothesis that drinking water contaminated by municipal wastewater effluent from a specific source is …Water and climate change: impacts on groundwater resources and adaptation options
Adaptation to climate impacts on groundwater resources in developed and developing countries has not received adequate attention. This reflects the often poorly understood impacts of climate change, the hidden nature of groundwater and the general neglect of groundwater management. Many developing countries are highly reliant on groundwater. Given expectations of …