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Evaluation of Bank Filtration for Drinking Water Supply in Patna by the Ganga River, India

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Riverbank Filtration for Water Security in Desert Countries

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Hydrogeological investigations in Patna by the Ganga River, together with water quality investigations were conducted in 2005–2006 to evaluate riverbank filtration (RBF) wells in the city. A groundwater flow model was used to obtain a better characterization of the groundwater flow conditions. The investigations showed that RBF is an efficient treatment technique for the removal of coliform bacteria (>4 log). The increase in Ganga water level during monsoon helps improve the surface water – groundwater interaction by scouring a 10 m thick sediment layer deposited on the river bed during the pre-monsoon. The dissolved organic carbon concentration was found to be low in Ganga water and groundwater (both <3 mgL−1), except in monsoon the river water showed an increase (4.9 mgL−1). The investigated RBF wells in Patna were found to provide sustainable drinking water in terms of quality and quantity throughout the year.

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Acknowledgments

Financial support for this study was partly received from the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for the project ‘Riverbank Filtration Network (BMBF IND 08/156),’ as part of the BMBF programme ‘India and Germany – Strategic Partners for Innovation.’ It was also partly supported by the Cooperation Centre for Riverbank Filtration Haridwar (India) and the EU-India River Bank Filtration Network (2005–2006) funded by the European Union Economic Cross Cultural Programme (ECCP). The authors are also very grateful to Mr. A.K. Varma and Mr. B.P. Singh for their valuable assistance. The cooperation of the Patna Water Board and Public Health Engineering Department of the Government of Bihar for this study is also appreciated.

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  1. Faculty of Civil Engineering & Architecture, University of Applied Sciences Dresden, Friedrich-List-Platz 1, 01069, Dresden, Germany

    Cornelius Sandhu, Thomas Grischek & Dagmar Schoenheinz

  2. Integrated Hydro Development Forum, Patna, 800 001, India

    Triyugi Prasad

  3. Department of Science & Technology, Government of Bihar, Patna, 800 001, India

    Aseem K. Thakur

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Sandhu, C., Grischek, T., Schoenheinz, D., Prasad, T., Thakur, A.K. (2011). Evaluation of Bank Filtration for Drinking Water Supply in Patna by the Ganga River, India. In: Shamrukh, M. (eds) Riverbank Filtration for Water Security in Desert Countries. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0026-0_12

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