Second Edition Handbook on Drinking Water Treatment Technologies ats eaeSecond Edition Handbook on Drinking Water Treatment Technologies © Government of india Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) New Delhi National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) NMINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR DRINKING WATER & SANITATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI wea HA (fada WAR) Yar Ud eee Bharatsinh Solanki Message The mandate of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the State Departments dealing with rural drinking water supply is to provide safe and uncontaminated drinking water to the rural people in adequate quantity. Quality of drinking water is a cause of major concer in our villages. There is rising awareness and demand from rural areas that safe water adhering to national standards be provided at least for drinking and cooking. Many parts of the country are affected by contamination of arsenic and fluoride, the most hazardous in terms of health impact. In addition many other chemical contaminants like iron, salinity uranium, pesticides are to be tackled. | congratulate the scientists of CSIR-NEERI and officers of my Ministry for bringing out such a useful reference document. | would like to suggest that all stakeholders working in the drinking water sector refer to this document and use itappropriately for providing safe drinking water to our rural people. * tio (Bharatsinh Solanki) New Delhi 1" February 2013