Qualitative and quantitative enumeration of Coliform bacteria in song river water in rural area of Dehradun

Pant Rakesh, Kukreti Samiksha, Kaur Harmanpreet, Rawat Mansi, Kumar Vijay, Gupta Amit

Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era (Deemed to be) University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

ABSTRACT

As India’s population is growing so is its water demand and corresponding water contamination. Water is a very essential element in formation of life and is an essential requirement for living organisms to thrive. Therefore, it is very important that the drinking water available must be free of any contamination and proper measures be taken in that direction. Faecal contamination poses crucial threat to people having an impaired immune system and can be life threatening. Microbiological contamination causes serious health issues in human being. In case microbiological contamination found in water, it means that water quality is very poor and this type of water causes Gastrointestinal, Urinary tract infection, dysentery, diarrhoea and typhoid disease.

Keywords:

Faecal coliform, Pathogenic Bacteria, Song River, Dehradun, Water Quality