Sustainable solution for drinking water supply in rural India affected by groundwater pollution

Ramaswamiah, S and Pandit, SA and Jindal, MK and Ganesan, G and Ramkumar, KD and Naregundi, K and Riotte, J and Kumara, KS and Moger, H (2024) Sustainable solution for drinking water supply in rural India affected by groundwater pollution. In: Current Science, 127 (6). pp. 719-728.

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Abstract

The present study explores sustainable solutions for providing safe drinking water in an area currently served only by groundwater. Groundwater development here has reached criticality and is contaminated with fluoride and uranium. As there are only a few small seasonal streams in the area, roof-water harvesting and utilization of tank/lake water are tested as alternative approaches for drinking water supply. The study area is in the Chikkaballapura district of eastern Karnataka, India, where the average annual rainfall is 700 mm. The quantity of roof water that can be harvested from the built structures in the study area can adequately meet the drinking water requirements, although not the entire domestic water needs. A nearly perennial lake located in the upper reaches of the micro-watershed stores 301 million litres of water that needs only routine filtration and chlorination. This study shows that sustainable water management practices such as roofwater harvesting and lake water utilization can replace the contaminated groundwater for drinking purposes. © (2024), (Indian Academy of Sciences). All Rights Reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Current Science
Publisher:	Indian Academy of Sciences
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to publisher.
Keywords:	Groundwater pollution; Lake pollution; River pollution; Roofs, Drinking water supplies; Lake waters; Perennial lakes; Polluted groundwater; Roof-water harvesting; Rural India; Study areas; Sustainable solution; Water harvesting; Water utilization, Lakes
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Divecha Centre for Climate Change Others
Date Deposited:	24 Oct 2024 10:10
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2024 10:10
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/86500

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