Water Quality Management – A New Perspective based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework
Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das
Founder and Director, MRC, Pune
Key Highlights
- This article brings to focus the issue of water quality management
- Limits of water treatment can be obviated by smart water quality management.
- Appropriate water quality based on the application is important to ensure optimum utilization of resources and sustainable growth
- Nuanced policy framework is required to make sure the right quality and quantity is made available to the user
- The UDA framework is required to comprehensively manage the entire water quality aspect
Freshwater is going to be the most critical issue for human survival and wellbeing soon. The lack of it or too much of it, both are making life difficult for us. The urban flooding being seen in the recent times across cities, is a major cause of worry. The dry seasons see acute shortages and it is important to look at long term measures. The double whammy of excess and shortage at the same time, is a direct consequence of poor water resource management. The water resource management is certainly a concern area, however, this article brings to focus, the issue of water quality management.
Effective water resource management must have an integral component of water quality management to ensure calibrated usage of water based on the application and specific quality requirement.
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Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das
Founder and Director, MRC, Pune
Dr (Cdr) Arnab Das, Director and Founder of MRC, Pune. Dr Das is a former Naval officer with 2 decades of active services and PhD holder from IIT Delhi with specialization in Underwater Acoustics. He has worked on several projects and has a plethora of publications to his credit.