Assessment of water quality standards in the villages of Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India

Rajkamal R.; Muthu Kumar; Madhan Raj; Muthu Rajesh; Jaya Kiruthiga; Joy Bazroy

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163932

Authors

Rajkamal R. Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, ACS Medical College, Tamilnadu, India
Muthu Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Satya Sai Medical College and Research Institution, Tamilnadu, India
Madhan Raj Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, ACS Medical College, Tamilnadu, India
Muthu Rajesh Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Madurai Medical College, Tamilnadu, India
Jaya Kiruthiga Postgraduate, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Balaji Medical College, Tamilnadu, India
Joy Bazroy Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163932

Keywords:

Health for all, Rural area, Safe drinking water, Water quality

Abstract

Background: Water is the most common yet the most precious resource on earth without which there would be no life on earth. About 1.2 million people in the world still today do not have accessible to safe drinking water. In India only 84% of population has accessible to safe drinking water. Objective: To assess the Physical, Chemical, and Microbiological quality of drinking water in the villages of Kanchipuram district.

Methods: A community-based, cross-sectional study was carried out in Chunampet, a rural area in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu in January 2014 among two villages (Villipakkam and Puthirankottai) near Chunampet. Drinking water was collected from the common water sources of both the villages and sent for Physical, Chemical and Microbiological analysis.

Results: Out of 20 water samples for physical and chemical assessment all the water samples shows the physical parameters of the water such as PH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS) were within the normal limits. In chemical analysis Water samples shows that Mg, HCO₃ levels were above the permissible limits as per BIS guidelines. Ten water samples were taken for biological analysis in which all the samples were heavily contaminated with high coliform count.

Conclusions: The study shows that the water samples collected from both the villages are not at acceptable leveland it is not suitable for drinking.

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