Assess the Knowledge and Practice Regarding Drinking Water at Selected Households of Udupi District

The world celebrates “World Water Day” on March 22^nd every year to express the concern for safe drinking water and to maintain sanitation. In this context a study to assess the knowledge and practice regarding drinking water at selected households of udupi district was conducted with the following objectives:i)Identify the common sources of drinking water, its accessibility, ii) Assess the knowledge and practice regarding water safetyand iii)Associate the knowledge and practice with selected demographic factors. The Research design used was Descriptive survey, the study was conducted atAthrady-Herebettu panchayat, Udupi district by selecting 50 houses randomly for collecting water samples and survey was conducted at 500 households. The survey found that 97.6% took water from shallow well. 93% had an open well which is an unprotected water source which leads to the contamination of the water and lead to water borne diseases. The results also show that there is a relation between socioeconomic status and knowledge and practice of safe water. It reveals that there is a relationship between practice and occupation and income of the family.