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ArticleSustainable water resources management2021

Impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic on groundwater salinity in Punjab, India: some hydrogeoethics issues.

G Krishan, N Sudarsan, B S Sidhu, R Vashisth

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G KrishanNational Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand India.ORCID 0000-0002-4514-5815
N SudarsanNational Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand India.
B S SidhuPSFC, Mohali, Punjab India.
R VashisthDepartment of Soil and Water Conservation, Chandigarh, Punjab India.

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In the present study, a total of 48 groundwater samples (13 from shallow aquifers depth < 50 m and 35 samples from deep aquifers in the depth range 50-200 m) were collected from three industrial dominant districts (Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Moga) of Punjab after the lockdown period and before the start of southwest monsoon in the month of June, 2020 (pre-monsoon). The values for total dissolved solids (TDS) observed in Monsoon season (August, 2020) and November-December, 2019 (post-monsoon) were compared with the values taken in June, 2020 (pre-monsoon) to see the impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic on groundwater salinity. ~ 60% of samples were found to have TDS values more than acceptable limit (500 mg/l) before lockdown (post-monsoon season of 2019) period and after or during lockdown period (June, 2020) number of samples more than the acceptable limit (500 mg/l) reduced to 45%. Average TDS values reduced by 25% in shallow aquifers after lockdown and area under TDS values in acceptable limit (500 mg/l) increased by 23% of samples as compared to the TDS values found in monsoon season of year 2019. In deeper aquifers, increase of only 3% area under TDS values in acceptable limit of 500 mg/l was found. Reductions in TDS values in shallow aquifers clearly show that there is an urgent need for proper management of salinity causing elements and regulating these to check groundwater contaminations using the holistic and hydro-geoethical approach.

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COVID-19GroundwaterHydrogeoethicsLockdownPunjabSalinity

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PMID33869731
PMCPMC8042633

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