Assessment of health impacts of quality water provisioning from groundwater sources

A micro-level study in India

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21697048
AutoresMartin Kofi Kanyagui (0000-0002-6107-8878, a Amrita School for Sustainable Futures, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, India, autor correspondente), Jyoti Sharma (0000-0001-8044-6384, a Amrita School for Sustainable Futures, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, India), Nandita Mishra (0000-0003-1502-8949, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham), P K Viswanathan (0000-0002-1064-5051, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham)
Ano2024
Volume26
Fascículo1
Páginas111-130
Data de publicação2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWater Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1366-7017 • E-ISSN: 1996-9759
EditoraIWA Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2166/wp.2023.206
OpenAlexW4389991817
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas21

Many nations have implemented policies to improve drinking water quality, but challenges arise from overexploited or contaminated groundwater-based sources. This paper aims at examining the aspects of water scarcity, security, and sustainability within an Indian village context. We attempt to compare two rural water supply sources in Nagla Chandi village in Uttar Pradesh, India: (a) untreated groundwater sourced from bore wells and (b) treated water from a reverse osmosis (RO) plant. We observed that subterranean minerals are the primary pollutants of unprocessed water drawn from borewells, which form the main source of drinking water. Even though water from the RO plant meets all the quality parameters of potability, frequent breakdowns of the plant due to improper management force the villagers to drink untreated water from the dug wells fitted with hand pumps, affecting their health. We also found a high incidence of water-borne diseases. The case analysis suggests enhancing village water treatment projects by training local artisans in system repair and increasing Panchayat staff to include trained engineers for technical advice and maintenance. The paper proposes reducing water testing cost in rural areas to make it possible Q4 for local organizations to regularly assess water quality and implement corrective actions

Environmental planning · Geography · Groundwater · Overexploitation · Sustainability · Water quality · Water resource management · Water resources · Water security · Water supply · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Engineering · Environmental Science · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Water resources management and optimization · Environmental Engineering