Volume : VI, Issue : I, January - 2017

Preliminary study on Narmada river water pollution; reasons and countermeasures

Poornima Sharma

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 A general survey of Gwari ghat (Narmada river bank) at Jabalpur was performed and people worshiping at the ghat along with local residents were consulted regarding their beliefs on river Narmada. The level of sanitation at the bank was also observed. While there were several concerns regarding the cleanliness of ghat , most of the residents and pilgrims showed faith in the purity of river and revered her as Goddess. Although, residents directly use the water for domestic purposes, some residents also showed apprehension on lowered quality of river water due to uncontrolled anthropological activities. Several streams and small drains carrying loads of sewage from city mingle with the river. One such stream, Khandari nala was surveyed. The water samples collected by present researcher from littoral water at the banks of river and from Khandari nallah were put under preliminary test to detect presence of enteric bacteria. High density of Coliforms were obtained on media along with some other bacteria, indicating unfit quality of water for domestic purposes. Despite such finding no epidemics have been reported here suggesting tolerance for prevalent quality of water. 

 

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Poornima Sharma, Preliminary study on Narmada river water pollution; reasons and countermeasures, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume : 6 | Issue : 1 | JANUARY 2017

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