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A FRUITFUL TURNED DREADFUL

Gokilaa, R.J., P.Joshi Maria Rozario, and S. Prabha “A Fruitful Turned Dreadful” in Martin J. Bunch, V. Madha Suresh and T. Vasantha Kumaran, eds., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environment and Health, Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2003. Chennai: Department of Geography, University of Madras and Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University. Pages 143 – 149.

Abstract:

Sub – surface water serves as the major water potential nowadays. As there is depletion of this source, recharging is being implemented under the name Rain Water Harvesting. Quantity of recharging water is given priority but at the same time the quality of recharging water is left unconsidered.

As there is no proper sewer system, the sewage is being released into the rain water harvesting pit and the recharging pit, thus it is being converted into a sewage collection pit. It has been proved that the leachate will contaminate the subsurface water. when the recharging pit itself forms a dump house, the leachate is generated. It gets diluted by the rainwater thereby the percolation becomes faster and hence contamination occurs at a faster rate.

Rainwater harvesting is implemented as law and people are not aware of the deterioration of the water quality. Hence a fruitful is being turned dreadful.

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