Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 4

Musi River Water Pollution Its Impact on Cropping Pattern

  • Author:
  • Pullaiah Cheepi
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 514 to 518

Department of Economics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Pullaiah Cheepi, Department of Economics, Osmania University, Hyderabad India

Abstract

Agriculture is the back bone of the developing economy; water pollution is one of the major causes to adverse effect on the yielding as well as soil condition. Musi river water pollution has been drastic changes occurs in the downstream villages of the Musi river belt. In this paper we are focusing Musi river water pollution, conducted the survey under the downstream villages of musi river, here we are select four villages. The total number of households in the study area is 2,385. The sample for the present study consists of 10 percent random sample of total households in each village. Water pollution its impact on agriculture productivity, positive as well as negative effects, due to this impact on wealth and health of the people.

Keywords

Water pollution, industrial pollution, domestic sewage, paddy, musi river