Data and Statistics - Water Quality
Restoration of the Traditional Small Water Bodies in Braj - The South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage
This paper published in the South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage begins by highlighting the importance of the traditional small water bodies in Braj, commonly known as kunds, as important freshwater sources as well as an important part of the culture and the traditions of the area.
There were 1000 such kunds, which used to be the source of fresh water in Braj in earlier times. The water was used for multiple purposes like irrigated agriculture, domestic uses, drinking water for cattle, bathing etc. Due to rapid urbanisation, lack of maintenance and prolonged negligence in the last 50-100 years, most of the kunds today have become silted up and are nearing extinction.
The impending crisis for fresh water has forced the planners and policy makers to take cognizance of these traditional water bodies and an urgent need has been identified for taking necessary measures to restore the kunds. The present study thus aims at understanding the reasons for deterioration of the kunds and makes some technical suggestions for revival of these kunds.
Read MoreComprehensive environmental assessment of industrial clusters - Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) - Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)
A Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) is a very useful tool to capture the health dimensions of the environment including air, water and land. The CEPI is intended to act as an early warning tool and can help in categorising the industrial clusters/areas in terms of priority of planning needs for interventions.
This report by the Central Pollution and Control Board (CPCB) presents the results of the application of the Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) to selected industrial clusters or areas.
The main objective of the study was to identify polluted industrial clusters or areas in order to take concerted action and to centrally monitor them at the national level. This was in order to improve the current status of environmental components such as air and water quality data, ecological damage, and visual environmental conditions.
Read MoreIntegrated Hydrological and Water Data Books - Central Water Commission (2005-09)
Integrated Hydrological Data Books are a compendium of important hydrological information of twelve non-classified basins (i.e., other than Ganga and Brahmaputra) consolidated at the national level by the Central Water Commission (CWC). It covers basic hydrological data on gauge, discharge, silt, sedimentation and water quality collected on a regular basis by the CWC regional field offices, who document it in the form of a Water Year Book, Sediment Year Book and Water Quality Year Book. These along with the relevant land use statistics collected by the Ministry of Agriculture are integrated into this Data Book. The information is of use to planners, researchers, policy makers and the public at large.
Resources on water quality, public health and water safety from the World Water Day - UN Water website
The UN-Water website's World Water Day 2010 section, provides access to a range of informative, educational and advocacy material on water.
The documents and publications section includes a range of documents related to water quality, drinking water quality and public health, and water safety planning and management including the safe use of wastewater for agriculture and aquaculture.
Read MoreWorld Bank Report and AP High Court Writ Petition on Flourosis situation in Nalgonda District
The fluorosis section of this website dedicated to Nalgonda district, highlights the acute problem of very high levels of fluoride in the ground water resources of the district and its impact on the health of people - a high prevalence of severe and crippling bone and skeletal deformities. The site has information on the status of the affected people, flouride levels and various articles, petitions and pictures.
Read MoreHydrological problems of India – A compilation of news items for the year 1997-98
This report is a compilation of the hydrological news in the print media in the country for the year 1997-98. The report is an attempt to put forth diverse hydrologic information and events reflecting the problems and indicate solutions for hydrologists, planners and water resource managers in particular. Five national newspapers like Hindustan Times, Indian Express and Hindu etc., have been referred to, for tracking the Indian hydrological events due to flood, drought, quality, demand supply and availability.
Read MoreProgress on sanitation and drinking water - A report by WHO and UNICEF (2010)
This report by WHO and UNICEF, describes the global status and trends with respect to the use of safe drinking water and basic sanitation, and global progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the context of drinking water and sanitation targets. The findings reveal some striking disparities with respect to:
- the gap between progress in providing access to drinking water versus sanitation
- the divide between urban and rural populations in terms of the services
- the differences in the way different regions are performing
- disparities between different socio-economic strata in the society
- gendered differences in the burden experienced in accessing and collection of drinking water
Hydrological problems of India – A compilation of news items for the year 2000
This report is a compilation of the hydrological news in the print media in the country for the year 2000. The report is an attempt to put forth diverse hydrologic information and events reflecting the problems and indicate solutions for hydrologists, planners and water resource managers in particular. National newspapers like Hindustan Times, Indian Express and Hindu have been referred to, for tracking the Indian hydrological events due to flood, drought, quality, demand supply and availability.
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Statistical analysis of water quality data of river Yamuna: A research report by National Institute of Hydrology
The study models the variations in water quality parameters of Yamuna river by means of stochastic approach using Central Water Commission’s monthly data for the period 1990-95 and makes projections for the year 1996. The results obtained for different water quality variables have been compared with the observed values and were found to be satisfactory.
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Water quality status of rivers Tungabhadra, Cauvery and Kabini - KSPCB (2007)
These two documents from the KSPCB website, provide monthly water quality status data, for the rivers Tungabhadra, Cauvery and Kabini, monitored between January to June 2007, at various points along the rivers.
The data recorded are Temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Faecal Coliform.
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