JJEM: Volume 5 Issue 1 (Jan - Jun 2021)
JJEM: Volume 5 Issue 1 (Jan - Jun 2021)
2021-09-30
Ground Water Study of Shivamogga City
Mohamed Ibrahim, Kishan Kumar K.L, Saqeeb Ulla Khan
In recent years, the increasing threat to groundwater quality due to human activities has become a matter of great concern. A vast majority of groundwater quality problems present today are caused by contamination and by over- exploitation, or by combination of both. Rapid urbanization and industrialization in India has resulted in steep increase of generation of wastes. Due to lack of adequate infrastructure and resources the waste is not properly collected, treated and disposed; leading to accumulation and infiltration causing groundwater contamination. The chemical quality of ground water collected from 20 stations of and around Shivamogga during April 2019 indicates that most of the parameters are in acceptable limit and some of them are in permissible limit and very few of them are beyond limits as evaluated against drinking water quality requirements [BIS 10500, (1991) & WHO (1996) Standards] The Report presents the environmental profiles of Shivamogga city and Problem areas are identified and their groundwater quality status. Alkalinity and Hardness are the main water quality issues in the Shivamogga city. Considering the competing demand on this scarce resource, the report highlights the judicious use of groundwater and also remedial measures needed to overcome the problems.
Ground Water; Contaminants; Treatment; Limits