Department of Environmental Science & Technology, Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, UP, India
Inspite of increasing mass awareness level, a very limited information is available on water borne diseases in India. This probably is due to absence of an infrastructure for detection and recording such infection and its source. However, the present study shows the fecal indicator bacteria, different waterborne bacterial pathogens in Gajraulaindustrial development areas has significantly reduced, due to fact that the emission of effluents are treated regularly for the last fewyears. This makes the groundwater quality in the catchments area of study is found to be severely polluted and moderately polluted in respect of fecal indicator bacteria. As per the current study, the ground water of the area is not suitable for direct human consumption.