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GROUND WATER QUALITY IN THE SINGANALLUR SUB-BASIN OF COIMBATORE CITY

Abstract

The city of Coimbatore has been facing from water scarcity due to the degradation of water resources. The main cause of degradation of quality of water in the city is due to unscientific practices of agriculture and disposal of domestic and industrial waste into water bodies. This has in turn degraded the ground water. Unless continuous monitoring of quality of ground water is practiced, the entire city will be in severe water crisis. The Noyyal river of Cauvery basin, which is feeding the different tanks is polluted by domestic and industrial sewage. Of the different tanks, Singanallur tank is the biggest and most polluted one. In the present study, the ground water quality of the Singanallur sub-basin have been analysed to check its suitability for drinking, irrigation as well as domestic usage. The results were compared with the BIS/ICMR standards for ascertaining its suitability for drinking purposes.

K.L. Priya, Nalini Jebastina and G. Prince Arulraj

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