Water Quality and Quantity Monitoring in Wells in Aracode Region
Aracode Aracode region is the Eastern most part of the Nilgiris which falls under the Kotagiri Taluk. There are Kurumba and Irula settlements in the dense forests where we carry out inventory and monitoring of wells with the help of community volunteers. Along with the quantity of water available in different seasons the quality of water also varies. The water quality can have health implications for people and wildlife. The data is being collected using Open Data Kit (ODK) forms on Android tablets. As soon as the data is submitted the charts below will get updated automatically. We hope that
Celebrating World Water Monitoring Day
On 18th September 2018, we celebrated the World Water Monitoring Day with students from International Community School, Kotagiri and members of Kotagiri Citizen’s Collective. We kicked off the event by visiting the spring near the Old Police Station in Kotagiri town where we could see sources of contamination affecting the spring. This was followed by a visit to the spring in Happy Valley where conservation efforts have been going on for the last 12 years. The students also received vials that helped them check for faecal coliform in water sources they access in their homes and at their school. The
pH in Ambikapuram Valley Wells
pH is an important parameter in assessing drinking water quality. The value of pH is a number between 0 and 14, with 7 being neutral. Values below 7 indicate acidity and those above 7 indicate basicity. The acceptable range as per the Bureau of Indian Standards is 6.5 to 8.5.
