Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin
Groundwater quality receives increasing attention in water management in India. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the emerging issues of groundwater quality in the Ramganga Sub-Basin (RSB), a tributary joining the Ganga River from the northern plains, which extends over 30,839 Sq. km and cov...
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| author | Natarajan, Rajmohan Amarasinghe, Upali A. |
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| description | Groundwater quality receives increasing attention in water management in India. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the emerging issues of groundwater quality in the Ramganga Sub-Basin (RSB), a tributary joining the Ganga River from the northern plains, which extends over 30,839 Sq. km and covers 15 districts in both Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The groundwater in most of the districts of the RSB has high concentration of nitrate, iron, salinity and fluoride, which exceed the standards prescribed for drinking water by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and World Health Organization (WHO). Arsenic contamination in groundwater is an emerging issue in few groundwater development blocks. Moreover, groundwater with substantial hardness, high sulfate, and high manganese is emerging issue in some districts. Additionally, shallow aquifers have high concentration of ions. In the RSB, the quality of groundwater, especially in the shallow aquifers, is influenced by the contamination of poor quality surface water, due mainly to poor sanitation, improper disposable of domestic sewage water, manures and irrigation return flows. To reduce deterioration of water quality further, the RSB requires proper sanitation facilities, efficient usage of agrochemicals, as well as an awareness program of water-related disease. |
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| spelling | CGSpace772402023-12-08T19:36:04Z Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin Natarajan, Rajmohan Amarasinghe, Upali A. groundwater water quality river basins tributaries drinking water arsenic nitrates iron salinity fluorides sulphates contamination aquifers manual pumps sanitation sewage wastewater geology pollution Groundwater quality receives increasing attention in water management in India. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the emerging issues of groundwater quality in the Ramganga Sub-Basin (RSB), a tributary joining the Ganga River from the northern plains, which extends over 30,839 Sq. km and covers 15 districts in both Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The groundwater in most of the districts of the RSB has high concentration of nitrate, iron, salinity and fluoride, which exceed the standards prescribed for drinking water by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and World Health Organization (WHO). Arsenic contamination in groundwater is an emerging issue in few groundwater development blocks. Moreover, groundwater with substantial hardness, high sulfate, and high manganese is emerging issue in some districts. Additionally, shallow aquifers have high concentration of ions. In the RSB, the quality of groundwater, especially in the shallow aquifers, is influenced by the contamination of poor quality surface water, due mainly to poor sanitation, improper disposable of domestic sewage water, manures and irrigation return flows. To reduce deterioration of water quality further, the RSB requires proper sanitation facilities, efficient usage of agrochemicals, as well as an awareness program of water-related disease. 2016-06 2016-10-12T06:42:59Z 2016-10-12T06:42:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77240 en Limited Access Springer Natarajan, Rajmohan; Amarasinghe, Upali A. 2016. Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(12):1-14. doi: 10.1007/s12665-016-5833-9 |
| spellingShingle | groundwater water quality river basins tributaries drinking water arsenic nitrates iron salinity fluorides sulphates contamination aquifers manual pumps sanitation sewage wastewater geology pollution Natarajan, Rajmohan Amarasinghe, Upali A. Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin |
| title | Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin |
| title_full | Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin |
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| title_short | Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin |
| title_sort | groundwater quality issues and management in ramganga sub basin |
| topic | groundwater water quality river basins tributaries drinking water arsenic nitrates iron salinity fluorides sulphates contamination aquifers manual pumps sanitation sewage wastewater geology pollution |
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