Title: Environmental Monitoring Programme On Water Quality 2015
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Year of Publication: 2016
ISBN No: 81-86366-73-3
Published by: ENVIS Centre Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, 695004 Kerala, India
Author Name: Dr. P.S. Harikumar,Dr. Kamalakshan Kokkal
Editor: Dr. P.S. Harikumar,Dr. Kamalakshan Kokkal,Dr.P.Harinarayanan
Language: English
Pages: 284
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The water quality information systems are being developed in advanced countries to manage the water quality from a point or nonpoint source of pollution. Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode, with the support of Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) is carrying out a project on “Environmental Monitoring Programme on Water Quality” which aims to create database on water quality and to use the derived information for practical application in the management of water resources and their effective utilization. The water quality monitoring is being done on a River basin scale. Samples are being collected for water quality analysis both from surface and groundwater sources. Groundwater sampling stations were fixed after conducting a sanitary survey in the panchayats/municipalities/corporations.
In the first phase of the project, three river basins viz. Kabbini, Periyar and Neyyar were monitored and the technical report was brought out in 2009. In the second phase of the study, the water quality status of Karamana, Meenachil and Kadalundy river basins were reported. It is extended with Pamba, Chalakkudy Bharatpuzha, Ancharakandy-Thalassery –Mahi river basins in 2010. The water quality status of Chaliyar, Kallai, Achencoil and Kuttiyadi River basins was discussed in fourth phase of the technical report. The fifth part of the report comprised details on the water quality status of Valapattanam, Kallada, Keecheri-Puzhakkal and Chandragiri River basins. The sixth part of the report contained details on the water quality status of Kuppam,
Karuvannur, Manimala, Kavvayi, Nileswar and Ramapuram River basins. The seventh part contained details on the water quality status of Kariangode, Vamanapuram, Muvattupuzha and Korapuzha river basins. The monitoring network had been expanded to the river basins such as Ithikkara, Palikkal, Uppala, Manjeswar, Ayiroor and Mamom river basins. The eighth part of the book contains the water quality status of these River basins. The available secondary data on water quality is being used along with the primary data generated through systematic water quality monitoring methods adopted in the present work.The project also focuses on developing suitable water quality and biological indices for different water domains which could be utilized to identify the problem affected areas and to suggest necessary management action plans.