Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin

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dc.creatorNatarajan, Rajmohan
dc.creatorAmarasinghe, Upali A.
dc.date2016-06
dc.date2016-10-12T06:42:59Z
dc.date2016-10-12T06:42:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:24:40Z
dc.descriptionGroundwater 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77240
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/154975
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceNatarajan, 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
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjecttributaries
dc.subjectdrinking water
dc.subjectarsenic
dc.subjectnitrates
dc.subjectiron
dc.subjectsalinity
dc.subjectfluorides
dc.subjectsulphates
dc.subjectcontamination
dc.subjectaquifers
dc.subjectmanual pumps
dc.subjectsanitation
dc.subjectsewage
dc.subjectwastewater
dc.subjectgeology
dc.subjectpollution
dc.titleGroundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Sub-Basin
dc.typeJournal Article

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