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Guidelines to provide safe drinking water in remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations in rural India on mission mode

About 76 percent of rural habitations in India have achieved a fully covered (FC) status, under the National Rural Drinking Water Program, with 40 liters per capita daily (lpcd), but this coverage is primarily through hand-pumps and does not necessarily translate into sustainable and good quality service delivery.

Publication Date: 
04/10/2016
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Tags:
Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Arsenic, Fluoride, India, Drinking Water Standards
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding contaminated water being supplied in Bagpat District, Uttar Pradesh, 07/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Doaba Paryavaran Samiti Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 07/09/2016 regarding contaminated water being supplied to the residential area of village in District Bagpat and six other districts. National Green Tribunal directs all hand pumps which have contaminated water to be removed and the authorities will ensure that potable drinking water is being provided to all the villages where the contaminated water has been found, regularly and without default.

Judgement Date: 
07/09/2016
Tags:
Drinking Water Quality, Bagpat (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Health Effects, Uttar Pradesh
Water Pollution

More than half of south Asia's groundwater too contaminated to use – study

Salinity and arsenic affect 60% of underground supply across vast Indo-Gangetic Basin, according to research published in Nature Geoscience

Publication Date: 
30/08/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Water Quality, Arsenic, Groundwater Pollution, South Asia, Drinking Water, Irrigation, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangaldesh, Water Supply, Drinking Water Quality
Water Pollution

Evaluation of groundwater quality and suitability for irrigation and drinking purposes in southwest Punjab, India using hydrochemical approach

Groundwater samples from alluvial aquifers of Bathinda district, southwest Punjab were measured for physicochemical parameters as well as major ion chemistry to evaluate the groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes and to present the current hydrochemical status of groundwater of this district.

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Publication Date: 
26/08/2016
Diana Anoubam Sharma, Madhuri S. Rishi, Tirumalesh Keesari
Applied Water Science
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Tags:
Groundwater Pollution, Bathinda (D), Punjab, Groundwater Quality, Drinking Water Quality, Irrigation, Statistics, Chemical Fertilisers, Agriculture
Water Supply

Stringent safety norms for drinking water soon: FSSAI chief

CHENNAI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is tightening safety standards for packaged drinking water and plans to come out with norms for spring natural water.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2016
Aparna Desikan
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Bottled Water Industry, Drinking Water Quality, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS), Water Supply
Water Supply

Bottled water market growing faster than carbonated drinks in India, mirroring global trend

Bottled water is growing much faster than carbonated drinks in India, mirroring a global trend as consumers go off sugary beverages, said researcher Euromonitor.

Publication Date: 
16/08/2016
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Bottled Water Industry, Drinking Water, PepsiCo, Health Care, Drinking Water Quality
Water Pollution

Krishna river water may not be safe

Water Pollution from Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station is going to be harmful for the pilgrims.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Krishna, River Pollution, Drinking Water Quality, Industrial Pollution, Thermal Power Plants, Ecology, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Safe Drinking Water, 11/08/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Safe Drinking Water, 11/08/2016. As per information provided by States / UTs on online portal Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, there are total 17,14,528 rural habitations in the country. Out of them; 13,09,567 rural habitations are fully covered (getting 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd) or more potable drinking water);

Publication Date: 
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, India, Statistics, Parliament, Arsenic, Fluoride
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 11/08/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 11/08/2016. As per the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines, 10% of the total budget is allocated to North Eastern States.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Arsenic, Fluoride, North East, India, Statistics, Parliament
Water Pollution

Bacteriological quality of drinking water in the Atebubu-Amantin District of the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana

The study was carried out to determine the bacteriological safety of water in hand-dug wells in the Atebubu-Amantin District of the Brong-Ahafo Region in Ghana. A total of 60 samples were collected from ten hand dug wells and analysed for total coliform (TC), faecal coliform (FC), E. coli (EC), Salmonella spp. (SP) and Enterococcus spp. (ES). Data was collected in both the rainy and the dry seasons.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2016
M. Tekpor, M. O. Akrong, M. H. Asmah & et al
Applied Water Science
1-6
Tags:
Drinking Water Quality, Ghana, Africa, Health Effects, Waterborne diseases

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