Abstract: This study explores the drinking water demand and how it has been on the increase due to the rapid growth of population and better living standards which are resulted from the global economic development. It has been on the critical observations and witnesses that drinking water available for the withdrawal and usage has been declined due to climate change arising from accelerated urbanization and industrial revolution. Under this drinking water scarcity conditions, foremost importance of drinking water supply should be equitable distribution of limited available drinking water to all the consumers. In addition to the above discussion, it pictures the real conditions of the people dwelling in Kadalmangalam panchayat in Kancheepuram district, of how they manage to survive only with the piped water supplied by the local panchayat administration. The results of this study revealed that the drinking water scarcity has pushed the villagers of Kadalmangalam panchayat to compulsorily depend on piped water provided by the panchayat administration. Thus the results indicate that drinking water supply through public taps/ stand posts need to be improved.
Keywords: Water, Drinking Water, Water Supply, Availability, Accessibility, Piped water, Water scarcity.
Title: Status of Drinking Water Supply through Piped Water to the Villagers of Kadalmangalam Panchayat, Uthiramerur Block, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India
Author: Arul Durai S
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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