Condition of water and soil at skirts of Visnagar-North Gujarat.
Seven different sites were selected for study. Different parameters relating to water and soil were considered. Method prescribed by Saxena (1998) was adopted for analyzing the data. The quality of water and soil was considerably good, which supported healthy aquatic life as well as other surrounding fauna and flora. At some site due to anthropogenic pressure the quality of water deteriorated. To maintain aquatic biodiversity it is essential to concentrate our mind that such water bodies should be protected.
The construction of several new geothermal steam power plants in both the Geysers area and the Imperial Valley area of California is discussed. Some political and environmental problems involved are mentioned. The oil and power companies involved at each site and brief discussions of their approach to obtaining power are given. (MOW)