Impact of improper disposal of solid waste on ground water quality-- A case study

Abstract

The  present  study  has  been  made  to  evaluate  the  ground  water  quality  of Samba  town  of  Jammu  division  of J  &  K  state .  The  solid  waste  ge nerated  in  urban  areas  is  i ncreasi ng  day-by-day.   Many  municipalities   and corporations  are  facing  the  problem  of  managing  large  volumes  of  solid  waste  generated  in  their  area.  One of the  alternatives  for  disposal  of  solid  waste  is filling  the  depressions,  drains,  nallah,  open  spaces  etc.  In  the persent  study,  a big  nallah  flowing  through  Samba  town  carries  huge  load  of pollutants  in  the  form  of  refuse and  waste  water  opens  at  many  places  into  self-created  garbage  pits.  Ground  water  monitoring  was  carried out  at two  stations  around  garbage  pit  to assess  the  ground  water  quality  of hand  pumps  used  by the  residents of the  area  for domestic  and  other  uses.  The  study  revealed  that  the  quality  of ground  water,  however,  confirm to  the  drin king  water  quality  standards  but  th ere  is  need  for  periodic  evaluation  of  various  water  quality parameters  as  well  as  adopti on  of  proper  water  quali ty  management   as  natural  quality  of  ground  wate r  is being  degradaed  near  the  garbage  pit.