Wastewater Disposal and Its Effect on River Water Quality

The only perennial river of Rajasthan ¿The Chambal¿ is the main source of Kota city as well as the district for the purpose of drinking water, agriculture, and various other uses. The River Chambal flows through Kota city, an educational and industrial city of Rajasthan. Water of River Chambal is getting contaminated in the area because of discharge of wastewater into it and other human activities due to population increase. Due to the undeveloped sewerage system and unavailability of sewerage lines in Kota city, the untreated sewage water directly falls in the River Chambal through a large number of open drains. Looking to the recent condition of the sewerage system in the city, it has been decided to carry out a research to study the effects of open drainage system on the water quality of River Chambal. Hence, the objective of this work is to study and analyze the existing sewerage system of Kota and find out the effect on water quality of River Chambal due to discharge of open drains directly into the river. We hope this book will be a useful asset for the students, researchers, academicians, policymakers and all other concerned. We owe our gratefulness to the almighty God.