Pollution in Vellore Essay
19 Indian Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 4 No. 1 (Jan 2011) ISSN: 0974- 6846
Groundwater pollution in the Palar Riverbed near Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
T. S. Dhiviyaa Pranavam1, T. Venkatesa Rao2, L. Punithavathi3, S. Karunanithi4 and A. Bhaskaran5
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Dept. of Physics, Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, 2Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Tirupattur, C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering & Technology, Melvisharam, Arcot, 4BHEL Higher Sec School, Ranipet, TN, 5FICCE, Professor, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur 602105, TN, India dpranavam100@yahoo.co.in, bhas@svce.ac.in
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Abstract Vellore is the second most populous district of Tamil Nadu in India where the Palar River flowing towards east for about 295 Km. The river sets as the major water source recharging the ground water nearby areas. The District is now known for its medical tourism and educational excellence. With more migration into the city, it becomes necessary for the corporation to give a good quality drinking water to the people. Vellore is surrounded by many leather tanneries and small scale dying industries and their effluents are discharged into the Palar River causing impact on the quality of the underground water. Hence, it becomes necessary to study the quality of the groundwater of the city as it greatly influenced by the Palar River. Sampling stations were chosen near residential areas, located at a distance of 2-3 Km from the Palar River. The physico-chemical parameters like pH, temperature, total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity, chloride, hardness and salinity of the samples collected from various sampling stations were studied. The determined physico-chemical parameters were compared with the BIS and ICMR standards for the drinking water to know about the quality of the groundwater. Various physico-chemical parameters studied in the area between Shenbakkam and Keezhminnal of Vellore, show the quality of the underground water in
Groundwater pollution in the Palar Riverbed near Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
T. S. Dhiviyaa Pranavam1, T. Venkatesa Rao2, L. Punithavathi3, S. Karunanithi4 and A. Bhaskaran5
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Dept. of Physics, Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, 2Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Tirupattur, C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering & Technology, Melvisharam, Arcot, 4BHEL Higher Sec School, Ranipet, TN, 5FICCE, Professor, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur 602105, TN, India dpranavam100@yahoo.co.in, bhas@svce.ac.in
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Abstract Vellore is the second most populous district of Tamil Nadu in India where the Palar River flowing towards east for about 295 Km. The river sets as the major water source recharging the ground water nearby areas. The District is now known for its medical tourism and educational excellence. With more migration into the city, it becomes necessary for the corporation to give a good quality drinking water to the people. Vellore is surrounded by many leather tanneries and small scale dying industries and their effluents are discharged into the Palar River causing impact on the quality of the underground water. Hence, it becomes necessary to study the quality of the groundwater of the city as it greatly influenced by the Palar River. Sampling stations were chosen near residential areas, located at a distance of 2-3 Km from the Palar River. The physico-chemical parameters like pH, temperature, total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity, chloride, hardness and salinity of the samples collected from various sampling stations were studied. The determined physico-chemical parameters were compared with the BIS and ICMR standards for the drinking water to know about the quality of the groundwater. Various physico-chemical parameters studied in the area between Shenbakkam and Keezhminnal of Vellore, show the quality of the underground water in
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