Abstract


Research Report
ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY FOR DRINKING PURPOSE IN PIPLI BLOCK, KURUSHETRA DISTRICT, HARYANA

Anup Kumar, Balwinder, O.P. Thakur and V.S. Arya

Pages: 4-1

Abstract:

Water is important for living beings on the Earth. Groundwater is excessively used for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes because of its easy availability. Groundwater is maximum used in irrigation which leads to the declining of groundwater depth and quality deterioration. Groundwater quality for drinking purpose assessed in the study area Pipli block in Kurukshetra district of Haryana state. The geo-coordinates of the study area are latitudes 29.91 N to 30.09 N and longitudes 76.81 E to 76.99 E and covers an area of 0 0 0 0 184.40 km . Geologically alluvium and geomorphologically alluvial plain are present. In 2 the study area eight groundwater samples were collected in 250 ml double capped plastic bottles from tube wells. Geo-coordinates of sample locations were noted with the help of mobile GPS. Chemical analysis of eight groundwater samples were done using Tamilnadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board, Chennai prepared Field Water Testing kit for twelve chemical parameters viz. pH, alkalinity, hardness, chloride, total dissolved solids (TDS), fluoride, iron, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, phosphate and residual chlorine. Results of groundwater samples analysis were compared with BIS drinking water standards (IS 10500:2012) to know the suitability of groundwater for drinking purpose. In the study area pH ranges 6.5 to 7.5, alkalinity 220 mg/l to 350 mg/l, hardness 120 mg/l to 280 mg/l, chloride 20 mg/l to 80 mg/l, total dissolved solids (TDS) 492 mg/l to 828 mg/l, fluoride nil to 1.5 mg/l, iron is nil in all the eight groundwater samples, ammonia nil to 1mg/l, nitrite 0.2 mg/l to 0.5 mg/l, nitrate 45 mg/l to 75 mg/l, phosphate nil in all the eight groundwater samples and residual chlorine nil to 0.2 mg/l. The study is highly useful for planning and monitoring of groundwater quality for drinking purpose in the study area.

Keywords:

Groundwater

quality

drinking

Pipli

Kurukshetra

Haryana