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H2S strip test: a water quality testing kit for bacteriological contamination
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 12:15 PMThe H2S Strip test is a simple kit for a first testing of bacteriological contamination. The test is being sold by a couple of vendors and the price ranges from Rs 10/- to Rs 20/- per piece.
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Water quality testing kits for field use (part 1 of 3)
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 11:13 AMAbout field testing kits:
Water quality in various areas of Delhi: survey results of the Clean India Campaign
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 10:43 AMDevelopment Alternatives did a survey of water quality in various areas of Delhi through its Clean India Campaign. The results are presented as a software application. The application can be downloaded and installed on your computer.
Rural Development Engineering Department, Government of Karnataka, carries an analysis of water sources for its quality in rural villages - A GIS approach
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 10:36 AMRural Development Engineering Department, Government of Karnataka, carried out an analysis of water sources for its quality in rural villages (during 2000-2001).
Regional meeting - "Mazhapolima", Thrissur
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 09:22 AMForwarded to the Portal by: Nitya Jacob, UN 
Dr Kurien Baby, District Collector of Trissur, Kerala, and Solution Exchange Water Community are organizing a regional meeting to discuss the effects of the Mazhapolima program. The dates are 16-17 June 2009, and it will be held in Trissur.
Background
Kerala has among the highest well densities in India, and 71% of the population depends on them for drinking water. The aggregate household investment in the state on wells is pegged at Rs 1800 crore and they have a combined yield potential of 6.6 million cu m per day. That works out to a water availability of 197 litres of water per capita per day (lpcd), well above the government's prescribed norm of 140 lpcd. These wells are threatened. Despite an annual rainfall of 3,000 mm, 70% go dry in summer. The surface runoff is heavy, and therefore groundwater levels in several blocks have fallen sharply, and coupled with saline intrusion at an accelerated pace, have led to water quality problems.
Basin and water quality map for all major rivers of the country
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 04:53 PMWatershed atlas of India from the Central Ground Water Board provides quite detailed basin maps for all major rivers of the country. To view the map by Central Ground Water Board click here
State-wise data of groundwater contamination by Central Pollution Control Board
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 04:41 PMCentral Pollution Control Board (CPCB) presents a table of groundwater contamination in different states, as well as a table of areas with particularly high chemical contamination due to industrial activity.
Data on river basins, water pollution, water quality, projects and financing from ministry of water resources
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 04:34 PMWebsite of Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India. contains summary or data on river basins, water resources, water pollution, water quality, projects and financing etc.
Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in the Ganga-Padma-Meghna-Brahmaputra Plain of India and Bangladesh
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 04:20 PMGroundwater Arsenic Contamination in the Ganga-Padma-Meghna-Brahmaputra Plain of India and Bangladesh.This report from the Jadhavpur University highlights the intensity and magnitude of the arsenic contamination in the Ganga-Meghna-Bramhaputra plain which includes states Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam covering an area of 569,749 sq km.
Water (prevention and control of pollution) act of 1974
Posted on 30 May, 2009 09:19 AMThe Central Pollution Control Board, and State Pollution Control Boards composition, terms and conditions of service of members are defined in Sections 3-12 of water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974.