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Abstract

As a result of rapid urbanisation and increasing population there has been a shortage of good quality water for drinking and irrigation purpose which is a growing phenomenon in many arid and semiarid countries. Hyderabad, one of India�s largest cities, disposes large amounts of its sewage, industrial, and hospitals waste untreated into the Musi River, is used for irrigation, potable water supply and domestic use. This poses potential negative consequences to public health and agricultural sustainability. Solid phase, microbiological and geochemical analysis of soil and water samples collected from Musi River and bore wells have been conducted in conjunction with health assessment surveys to assess the common water borne diseases affecting the health of local people. Results thus obtained in our preliminary biogeochemical analysis of contaminants and health assessment survey will be presented in this paper. Biogeochemical knowledge generated in the first phase of research will be used as the valuable priori information in second phase research work. In the second phase, main emphasis will be given on designing remediation strategies, biogeophysical monitoring of natural and engineered bioremediation of contaminants and understanding the mechanism of biogeophysical responses associated with microbial processes in laboratory and field scales.

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