Abstract
Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh is gifted with number of water resources of multiple uses. However most of the water bodies have shrunken because of siltation, illegal land filling, conversion, and encroachment. The combination of all these factors ultimately resulted in deterioration of water quality and loss of species. The present study therefore was undertaken to evaluate the impact of urbanization on water quality and bio-diversity of the 10 lakes and wetlands situated within the municipal area of the city. A comparison of data generated over the years depicts considerable reduction in total number of species in the water bodies like Upper Lake, Hathaikheda and Sarangpani Lake.
Highlights
Water is the basic and primary need of all vital life processes
Ever since the pre-historic times, man has been intimately associated with water and the evidences of past civilization that all historic human settlements were developed around inland freshwater resources have conclusively proved it
The rapid urbanization and industrialization have caused population explosion in many urban centers and the generation of wastes both liquid and solid has grown to commendable proportions
Summary
Ever since the pre-historic times, man has been intimately associated with water and the evidences of past civilization that all historic human settlements were developed around inland freshwater resources have conclusively proved it. Even today, it is the major consideration for all socioeconomic cultural, industrial and technological developments. Water is used for fish and aquaculture, irrigation hydropower generation etc. These days, water the elixir of life, is becoming more and more unfit and dearer to mankind due to unwise use, neglect and mismanagement. As a result the waste not properly disposed reaches the water sources and our water sources like river, lakes and reservoirs that are in close proximity of these urban centers are highly polluted
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