Water quality monitoring and management: a community based approaches in tribal areas of Santal Pargana, Jharkhand

Smriti singh

Univ. dept. of Zoology

s.k.m.university

Dumka- 814110

jharkhand

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Introduction

•Water for drinking and domestic use is one of the most essential components for sustaining human health, as drinking water should be clean, safe, potable and adequate.

•Access to safe drinking water remains urgent necessity, 90% of rural households still depend completely on untreated groundwater.

•It is estimated that about 21% of communicable diseases in santal pargana are water related.

•Monitoring groundwater quality remains a prime concern and a major challenge in villages of santal pargana.

Investigation area

•Chandopani, dighi and certain remote villages adjoin with these villages in dumka district of santal pargana, Jharkhand.

Objective of the study

•To assess the condition of drinking water sources catering to the people of this area.

•To suggest suitable remedial measures for safe, potable water to the community.

Issues pertaining to drinking water quality  

•Water scarcity in quality and quantity

•Poor sanitation

•Prevalence of water borne diseases

•Lack of awareness for conventional treatment and disinfection

•Lack of hygiene for water storage practices.

•Disposal of waste create a major source of groundwater contamination through leaching process of waste material.

Villagers depend on a single handpump for drinking water 

Villagers depend mostly on uncared pond  for domestic purpose

Washing clothes and utensils in village pond  

Water logging create seepage of contaminated water near groundwater source 

  

Dug well platform in unprotected, uncared and  unhygienic condition 

Drinking water storage practice in open container and under unhygienic condition