Groundwater quality: Southern India

This report describes the groundwater quality of the
five southern states of India, namely Maharashtra,
Andra Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu,
in which WaterAid has current programmes. These
five southern states cover an area of around
900,000 km
2
(around 1500 km north to south) and
vary in terrain from upland plateau in the Deccan
region to lowland alluvial plains along the eastern
coastal area. The highest point, with an altitude of
2636 m, lies in the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu,
although peaks of similar altitude occur in
neighbouring Kerala.