Water quality analysis of selected schools of Kumaonregion,Uttarakhand, India

Abstract

Water is a precious resource gifted by Mother Nature for the human being. With rapid growing population the pressure on our water resources is increasing and per capita availability of water resources is reducing day by day. The quality of surface and groundwater resources is also deteriorating because of increasing pollutant loads. The objective of this study consisted is to determinate some physiochemical properties of raw and end water samples from 9 identified intermediate (+2 level) schools of kumaon regions of Uttarakhandand their impact on human health is studied. It is observed that the uptake of water supply in almost all the schools is primarily suffering from bacteriological contamination of water. In addition to this, few schools are found to be contaminated with iron and fluorine Contamination. A wider approach is needed where water issues are looked at with the aim of reducing massive threat to health of students owing to contaminants present in drinking water higher than prescribed limits diseases and improving hygiene. This paper highlights strategies to ensure safe drinking water to the school children of Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand.

Keywords

• Drinking water
• quality
• children
• infectious
• measures