Research Papers
Chemical parameters in Karnataka's groundwater: A report by the state government's Mines and Geology department
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 02:15 PMThe aim of this report is to highlight the quality problems encountered in the groundwater in the state. The chemical parameters which are present in groundwater in excess of the prescribed norms and which are considered harmful beyond permissible limits are discussed in detail.
Status of groundwater quality in Bangalore: Conducted by the Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 01:47 PMThe study collected 918 samples from 735 locations across an area of 400 square kilometers of the city and its environs. The samples were collected in March and April of 2003. Testing was done for 25 parameters. The results indicate that -
BCIL surveys the citizens of Bangalore to learn about their water conservation practices
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 12:25 PMHere's a list of resources relating to the water survey conducted in the city of Bangalore
Bacteriological quality of water samples of a tertiary care medical center campus in North Western Himalayan region
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 11:53 AMA study published in the The Internet Journal of Third World Medicine of bacteriological quality of water samples of a tertiary care medical center campus in North Western Himalayan region, more specifically in Kangra district of Himachal Prad
Economic issues in the management of water resources in the drought prone Pune district of Maharashtra State
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 05:41 PMThis study by the Subhash B Bhagwat, the Visiting Fulbright Scholar to ACWADAM deals with economic issues in the management of water resources in the drought prone Pune district of Maharashtra. The situation in Pune city is intimately connected to the situation in Pune district. Likewise, the state and national policies and conditions ultimately determine what happens in individual districts or towns. Even then there is plenty of room for cities and districts to influence their own fate with respect to water and the related issues. Therefore, this report focuses on the district of Pune and Pune City but only in the context of and in conjunction with the state of Maharashtra and to some extent India itself.
Groundwater contamination near the Union Carbide plant at Bhopal: a draft research report
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 02:54 PMThis draft research report by the People’s Science Institute (PSI), Dehradun deals with groundwater contamination near the Union Carbide plant at Bhopal. The main objective of PSI's monitoring exercise was to assess the degree of groundwater contamination, if any, in the vicinity of the erstwhile UCIL plant particularly in the context of the huge quantum of the ill-contained toxic wastes lying unheeded inside.
Water and sanitation in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh - a paper by WaterAid
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 02:30 PMThis paper was done by WaterAid to assess and understand the context of Rural Water and Sanitation programme in the state of Madhya Pradesh. This is a follow up of a desk review and explores the issue of water and sanitation in various dimensions and finds out that the current state of water and sanitation in Madhya Pradesh falls short on equity, inclusion, ensuring water security and sustainability of water sources.
Fluoride-free drinking water supply in North Gujarat - the rise of reverse osmosis plants as a cottage industry
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 02:25 PMThis study by Carewater focuses on the large number of ‘cottage’ type Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants that came to be marketed for supplying good and safe water to the consumers under ‘packed drinking water’ category, and a big market for which emerged in North Gujarat. For the purposes of this study, ‘fluoride-free water’ means treated water containing prescribed quantity of fluoride and not completely ‘fluoride-free’.
Preparation of guidelines for drinking water protection in Abadasa taluka in Kutch district of Gujarat
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 01:07 PMThe report prepared by Arid Communities and Technologies (ACT) Kutch, Gujarat on behalf of Sahajeevan Trust aims to prepare a guideline for groundwater legislation to protect drinking water sources in the taluka.
Longitudinal bacteriological study of drinking water quality in rural western Maharashtra and its effects on changes in local drinking water management practices
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 12:51 PMThis longitudinal study was undertaken by The Foundation for Medical Research and The Foundation for Research in Community Health in the Parinche valley in Purandar block (Pune district) of interior Western Maharashtra with the aim of testing bacteriological quality of rural water supplies.