Title: Ensuring Potable Water Supply to Rural Areas: A Case of Rural Water Supply in Tumkuru District, Karnataka, India
Abstract: Access to clean water is a major challenge across many Indian rural regions. Although the local governments in rural Karnataka are striving to provide water to the households through strategically located borewells, the quality of this supplied water is a major concern. In many regions, water is consumed with little to no treatment of the supplied bore well water. This study focuses on developing a system for accessing information about the portability of underground water by various stakeholders. For this study, we have selected two Gram Panchayats (GPs) of Madhugiri taluk in the Tumkuru district of Karnataka. The GPs are situated in eastern Karnataka, which is a drought-prone, rocky region. We examine the key concerns of how water is consumed in the region and people’s reluctance toward the use of public RO filters. Based on our findings, we propose a framework to ensure regular water monitoring by the concerned authorities and dissemination of information to the relevant stakeholders, especially consumers, through a common digitized report providing information about the quality of drinking water. This will help consumers make well-informed decisions regarding their drinking water source(s), as well as improve the functioning of the water regulatory system.
Publication Year: 2023
Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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