WATER QUALITY STUDY OF GHAGGAR RIVER IN ZIRAKPUR REGION, MOHALI DISTRICT, PUNJAB

Abstract

Ghaggar, one of the significant streams of northern India originating in external Himalayas and coursing through the states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan is put to different uses. It receives discharge from various cities and runoff from agricultural lands. In this study an attempt has been made to present an extensive investigation of physicochemical and biological parameters of water samples of Ghaggar River. Water samples under examinations were gathered from River close Zirakpur, Punjab at the interim of 15 days from four unique locales each at 4 km separate. The physicochemical parameters incorporate temperature, pH, turbidity, EC, Total hardness, total dissolved solids, total alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand. All these are most significant parameters contributing to water quality variations and are responsible for water quality variations were compared with standard values provided by world health organization (WHO).As per results obtained by examining different physico-chemical parameters of Ghaggar River in
Zirakpur city most extreme BOD was recorded at S1 and least at S4 while greatest DO was seen at S4 and least at S1. Reasons of abnormal state of contamination at Shatabgarh is credited to the transfer of untreated sewage into the waterway. Regular monitoring of Ghaggar stream water quality is important to have a keep an eye on surface water contamination for safe living of human.Correlation coefficient were ascertained between various sets of parameters to distinguish the exceptionally associated and interrelated water quality parameters.