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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
No water security without water quality
Posted on 16 Jul, 2018 10:19 AMGroundwater is a major source of water for a large number of Indians with 66 percent rural households and 27 percent urban households directly depending on it for drinking purposes, as per Census 2011.
![Unsanitary conditions lead to groundwater contamination. (Image: SuSanA Secretariat, Attribution [CC BY 2.0])](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/susana.jpg?itok=ftnfFsai)
Safe water to fight fluorosis
Posted on 12 Jul, 2018 12:06 PMBasubai is a mother of three young children—Ajay (9), Manju (11) and Sonu (13). She is married to Mukesh Singh in Jamniamota village in Bakaner block in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.
![Village woman shows her fluorosis-affected teeth. (Pic courtesy: PSI)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_1rsz_dental_fluorosis_case.jpg?itok=NuBd8adx)
Five percent rainfall deficit recorded in June
Posted on 03 Jul, 2018 10:30 AMMonsoon shows a deficit of five percent in June
![Agriculture needs to be made climate resilient. (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agri1_0.jpg?itok=Lc6bl5nj)
When solving one health problem triggers another
Posted on 27 Jun, 2018 02:17 PMUp until two decades ago, the main sources of drinking water in Rajasthan included surface water from perennial ponds, reservoirs, lakes, dams, rivers and streams with borewells and tubewells used sparingly and only in remote areas. All this changed when guinea worm infections started appearing in the state.
![A child drinks water from a hand pump. (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/handpump_2.jpg?itok=FXOh7kdY)
Green toilet in my backyard
Posted on 18 Jun, 2018 03:39 PMUntreated sewage is the biggest source of water pollution in India with around 70 percent of the raw sewage generated in urban areas entering lakes, rivers, seas and underground aquifers.
![Chicu with a pan used in ecosan toilet. (Photo courtesy: Chicu Lokgariwar)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/organge_toilet_new.jpg?itok=ZJvOs0Vn)
Sawdust to treat wastewater
Posted on 17 Jun, 2018 07:15 PMWater contamination due to dyes is a major cause of worry. A new study says sawdust from teak wood may help treat wastewater containing dyes and make it reusable.
![Sawdust from teak wood is found to be useful in removing gentian dye. (Source: IWP Flickr photos, photo used for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2295964616_026edacf4a_o.jpg?itok=agM3SY0A)
Indore retains its cleanest city tag
Posted on 17 Jun, 2018 06:26 PMIndore has retained its cleanest city tag in the clean India survey 2018. Before it was praised for its cleanliness drive in 2017, the city was just like any other urban city in India dealing with its mounting garbage problem.
![Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0112tps.jpg?itok=dL4TNlYV)
Toilets need water, women suffer under ODF drive
Posted on 12 Jun, 2018 01:28 PMRajasthan is all geared up for the open defecation free (ODF) status well before the national deadline of October 2, 2019. According to the assistant engineer of the nagar parishad, Resha Singh, 4.75 lakh toilets have been constructed since October 2, 2014 in Alwar district which is about to be declared ODF.
![Village women collect water for toilet use. (Photo by India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/paari-lewari80.jpg?itok=I2G9FCvf)
Study finds uranium in groundwater across 16 states
Posted on 12 Jun, 2018 01:18 PMGroundwater from aquifers across 16 states found to be contaminated with uranium
![India's dependence on groundwater is very high across sectors. (Picture courtesy: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/girls_carrying_water_in_india.jpg_wc.jpg?itok=cClP9b5J)
Wetland turns treasure trove of herbs
Posted on 11 Jun, 2018 11:31 AMThe districts of Tiruvallur, Chennai and Kanchipuram once boasted of a landscape densely dotted with wetlands and a lifestyle that was closely linked to the survival of these water bodies.
![Sembakkam lake currently spans across a 100 acres in South Chennai. (Picture courtesy: Care Earth Trust)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sembakkam_lake_0.jpg?itok=ASEUXHx7)