India

"Piped dreams". is a report by Lalitha Sridhar, written in November 2003, that examines the issue of quality of drinking water supplied to Indian homes today, and concludes that water quality must become a very serious concern for our public agencies, in order to solve the impending water crisis.

This article published on the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) site begins by highlighting the crucial role that groundwater plays as a decentralized source of drinking water for millions rural and urban families in India accounting for  nearly

What is fluoride removal? 

What is flouride?

Fluoride is one of the chemical compounds that are present in the water and soil. These fluorides are organic and inorganic compounds containing the element fluorine.

What is fluorosis?

Fluorosis is a pathological condition which results from an excessive intake of fluorine, usually from drinking water. There is no medical cure or treatment for fluorosis. Prevention is the only cure.

Urban development has taken insufficient account of local hydrological and hydro-geological conditions and groundwater is often degraded because of a lack of knowledge of the aquifer system and/or uncontrolled groundwater development.

This paper on the GIS Development site provides information on the attempt that has been made to develop a comprehensive Ground Water Information System (GWIS) with extensive capabilities of GIS through t

Basic course on water quality management

The course starts from the basics of what fluoride is, sources of fluoride intake, how fluoride enters water and the symptoms of fluorosis. It explains the ways of solving this problem with a special emphasis on rainwater harvesting as a source of uncontaminated drinking water.

This paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly dwells on the groundwater management debate and makes suggestions for developing a viable approach to sustainable and equitable management of groundwater in India.