DRINKING WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT SOURCES OF RAJOURI TOWN, JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Yawar Mushtaq Raina
Junior Engineer,Public Works(R&B) Department, Division Rajouri-185131, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, India , IN
Fida Anjum
Junior Engineer,Public Works(R&B) Department, Division Rajouri-185131, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, India , IN
Keywords: Water Quality, Rajouri Town, Parameters, Springs, Tube wells, Hand Pumps, Drinking.
Abstract
Water Quality Analysis of Different Sources of Rajouri Town in Jammu and Kashmir was done to know weather water which the people are drinking in this area is fit or not. Three water samples were collected in July from different locations and then analysed in Public Health Engineering (PHE) Division Rajouri lab using the method recommended by Indian Standard Drinking Water-Specification (Second revision). The average value of the three was considered as the value of particular parameter. The analysis was done for some important physical and chemical parameters like colour, taste & odour, and turbidity, pH, TDS, Alkalinity, Hardness , Chloride Content, Calcium, Copper, Iron, DO, manganese, sulphates, and nitrates and fluorides. The values were than compared with the limits set by Indian Standard Drinking Water-Specification (Second revision). It was found that water on the whole for Rajouri Town was found to be safe on most of the locations except (L4) location near Abdullah bridge at Bela Colony, here almost all the parameters except TDS were exceeding the acceptable limit prescribed by IS code. The locations which was safest for drinking purposes among all was the Eidgah hand pump (L7) followed by spring near Power house (L3) and then the spring near Rajouri Airport (L8). However at some location where certain parameters like TDS hardness and iron etc were exceeding the prescribed limit the water to be should be boiled before being used for drinking purpose.
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