Water Pollution—General Aspects with Special Reference to Effluent Reclamation and Reuse

Abstract

Water is an essential commodity which has assumed greatest importance world over with the increase in domestic, industrial and agriculture demand. Some of the states in India are highly water scarce but most of them facing the significant problems of water pollution resulting into alarming propositions on both the fronts, namely, qualitative and quantitative. The state of Rajasthan is highly water scarce and facing severe water pollution problems on account of Textile mills at Pali, Sanganer, Balotra, and Bhilwara whereas Kota, Alwar, and Udaipur are predominantly water polluting on account of Fertilizers and Chemical industries. An effort has been made in the present paper to high light the importance and techniques of Effluent Reclamation and Reuse in the State of Rajasthan along with general aspects for better understanding of the problem of water pollution.