Publication Type : Book Chapter
Publisher : Springer
Source : Smart Trends in Computing and Communications (pp. 333-343). Springer, Singapore, 2022
Url : https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-4016-2_32
Keywords : Live-in-labs®, Jivamritam, West Bengal, Water quality, IoT, Azolla, Contaminated water, Rural development
Campus : Amritapuri
School : School for Sustainable Futures
Center : Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (AmritaWNA)
Department : Sustainable Development
Year : 2022
Abstract : Water is an ineluctable integral ingredient for the survival of all living beings. During the next century, more than a quarter of the world’s population of developing countries is projected to face extreme water scarcity. This paper shows the drinking water shortage and methods to purify contaminated water in Krishnarampur, a village in West Bengal, India. An ethnographic research approach was used for an in-depth study of problem detection. Dumping of generated waste, and activities like washing clothes, washing utensils, and bathing were deduced as the factors responsible for contamination of the local water sources—lakes, ponds, and rivers. Only certain water resources of the village were found to be clean and fit for use, but not drinkable due to dissolved contaminants. This study discusses technological propositions to improve the quality of pond water for the village community.
Cite this Research Publication : Yamuna, K. et al. (2022). Addressing Impure Water Quality and Associated Challenges Faced by a Rural Community in West Bengal Through Sustainable Technologies. In: Zhang, YD., Senjyu, T., So-In, C., Joshi, A. (eds) Smart Trends in Computing and Communications. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 286. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4016-2_32