• MRS. W. SHABEENA SHAH

Clean and accessible water is an essential requirement for every human being in the world. There is enough fresh water available on earth to fulfil this human requirement. However, due to poor governance or lack of proper infrastructure, thousands of Indians including children die every year from diseases associated with inadequate water supply and poor water quality. The United Nations millennium sustainable development goal of ensuring clean water and sanitation for all tells us that even in this era not everyone in the world are getting quality water despite so much advancement in cleaning and purification technology for getting clean and pure water. This empirical study attempts to understand the role of the quality of water on the health of the households in Tiruvallur district. A descriptive study was made and the primary data was collected through a questionnaire. The collected data was tabulated and analysed through SPSS software. The findings of the study revealed that the quality of water had an impact on the health of the respondent’s households.

Quality of water, Source of water, Cleaning and purification, Quantity of water, Frequency of illness and Health

"Impact of water quality on the health of households in Tiruvallur district – An empirical study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.271-282, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901134.pdf

"Impact of water quality on the health of households in Tiruvallur district – An empirical study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp271-282, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901134.pdf