Safe and Pure Drinking Water: An Alternate View Point

By : Brijesh C. Purohit

Page No: 332-342

Abstract
Besides water supply, there are serious concerns regarding the safety and availability of drinking water. Even the quality of drinking water in India is also a major concern. Water quality is affected by both point and non-point sources of pollution. There are various methods adopted to purify water. A major concern raised in this paper is about reverse osmosis-based technology presumably being marketed aggressively. This technology has been criticized for its harmful effects which relate to demineralization of water. Using different evidences we have explored arguments both in favour and against this technology. However, evidence based on current status of Indian data remains inconclusive.

Author :
Brijesh C. Purohit : Professor, Madras School of Economics, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kottur, Chennai.