TAILIEUCHUNG - Drinking water quality in rural India: Issues and approaches

This project has demonstrated the current interest in assessing and distinguishing the impacts on biodiversity of climate change and atmospheric pollution. It is strongly recommended that this proposal is used as the basis to decide whether or not to pursue and implement the new network. It has provided recommendations and options for an implementation plan and estimated costs. It has also shown that it will be most important to establish the right organisational framework, obtain agreement between parties and sufficient funding. It is likely that these preparations could take approximately one year, which will also. | Drinking water quality WaterAid Drinking water quality in rural India Issues and approaches Background Paper Photo credit WaterAid Marco Betti WaterAid s vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. Charity registration number 288701. T 0845 6000 433 E wateraid@ W Drinking water quality WaterAid Drinking water quality in rural India Issues and approaches Indira Khurana and Romit Sen WaterAid Executive Summary The rural population of India comprises more than 700 million people residing in about million habitations spread over 15 diverse ecological regions. It is true that providing drinking water to such a large population is an enormous challenge. Our country is also characterised by non-uniformity in level of awareness socio-economic development education poverty practices and rituals which add to the complexity of providing water. The health burden of poor water quality is enormous. It is estimated that around million Indians are affected by waterborne diseases annually million children are estimated to die of diarrhoea alone and 73 million working days are lost due to waterborne disease each year. The resulting economic burden is estimated at 600 million a year. The problems of chemical contamination is also prevalent in India with 1 95 813 habitations in the country are affected by poor water quality. The major chemical parameters of concern are fluoride and arsenic. Iron is also emerging as a major problem with many habitations showing excess iron in the water samples. The provision of clean drinking water has been given priority in the Constitution of India with Article 47 conferring the duty of providing clean drinking water and improving public health standards to the State. The government has undertaken various programmes since independence to provide safe drinking water to the rural masses. Till the 10th plan an estimated total of 105 billion spent on providing safe drinking

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