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A Community-based Bacteriological Study of Quality of Drinking-water and Its Feedback to a Rural Community in Western Maharashtra, India
A longitudinal study of the bacteriological quality of rural water
supplies was undertaken for a movement towards self-help against
diseases, such as diarrhoea, and improved water management through
increased community participation. Three hundred and thirteen water
samples from different sources, such as well, tank, community
standpost, handpumps, percolation lakes, and streams, and from
households were collected from six villages in Maharashtra, India, over
a one-year period. Overall, 49.8% of the 313 samples were polluted,
whereas 45.9% of the samples from piped water supply were polluted. The
quality of groundwater was generally good compared to open wells.
Irregular and/or inadequate treatment of water, lack of drainage
systems, and domestic washing near the wells led to deterioration in
the quality of water. No major diarrhoeal epidemics were recorded
during the study, although a few sporadic cases were noted during the
rainy season. As a result of a continuous feedback of bacteriological
findings to the community, perceptions of the people changed with time.
An increased awareness was observed through active participation of the
people cutting across age-groups and different socioeconomic strata of
the society in village activities
A Community-based Bacteriological Study of Quality of Drinking-water and Its Feedback to a Rural Community in Western Maharashtra, India
A longitudinal study of the bacteriological quality of rural water
supplies was undertaken for a movement towards self-help against
diseases, such as diarrhoea, and improved water management through
increased community participation. Three hundred and thirteen water
samples from different sources, such as well, tank, community
standpost, handpumps, percolation lakes, and streams, and from
households were collected from six villages in Maharashtra, India, over
a one-year period. Overall, 49.8% of the 313 samples were polluted,
whereas 45.9% of the samples from piped water supply were polluted. The
quality of groundwater was generally good compared to open wells.
Irregular and/or inadequate treatment of water, lack of drainage
systems, and domestic washing near the wells led to deterioration in
the quality of water. No major diarrhoeal epidemics were recorded
during the study, although a few sporadic cases were noted during the
rainy season. As a result of a continuous feedback of bacteriological
findings to the community, perceptions of the people changed with time.
An increased awareness was observed through active participation of the
people cutting across age-groups and different socioeconomic strata of
the society in village activities