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@article{184153,
        author = {Dr. Cheedi S Sudhakar and G N V Satish and Nalla Jessica and V V N Vamsy Krishna D and P Ashwini Devi},
        title = {Complication to Protected Water Sources of Tekkali Mandal of Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {4},
        pages = {312-317},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=184153},
        abstract = {In Srikakulam district, the prevalence of pathogenic organisms in tap water, compounded by inadequate hygiene practices among rural communities, has led to a significant burden of gastrointestinal diseases, posing a serious threat to public health. The lack of household water management and waste water treatment infrastructure has resulted in the majority of the children’s population and a portion of the adult population showing a high incidence of diseases caused by microbial pathogens such as E.coli and Salmonella among others. The present study was aimed to determine the microbiological and physico-chemical quality of protected water supplies of Tekkali mandal of Srikakulam district for a period of two years i.e. from January 2018 to December 2019. It was found that protected water supplies showed high microbial contamination throughout the two years. The incidence of diseases and the rainfall data recorded in the mandal was also taken.
The study demonstrated that protection of water resources can improve the hygiene quality of rural water supplies, where disinfection is not feasible. Our findings supported the WHO recommendations that E.coli should be the principal microbial indicator for portability of untreated water. Strategies for developing safe water systems must include public health education in hygiene and water source protection, practical methods and standards for water quality monitoring, and a resource centre for project information to facilitate programme evaluation and planning.},
        keywords = {E. coli, microbial contamination, gastrointestinal infections, GI infections, precipitation.},
        month = {September},
        }