journalINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SCISVolume 6 Issue 4MultidisciplinaryEnglish2024NNY20240928ArticleGROUNDWATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR DRINKING PURPOSE IN GOHANA BLOCK OF SONIPAT DISTRICT, HARYANAEnglishY5358AnupKumarEnglishNShubham Sharma andO.P.ThakurEnglishY10.47062/1190.0604.01Water is necessary for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes. Increasing population, urbanisation, industrialisation and agricultural practices put pressure on the availability and quality of water. The present study area Gohana block is located in Sonipat district of Haryana state. The geo-coordinates of the study area are latitudes 28.95 N to 29.18 N and 0 0 longitudes 76.65 E to 76.87 E and covers an area of 315.44 sq. km. Geologically alluvium 0 0 and geomorphologically alluvial plain are present in the study area. The main objective was to assess groundwater quality for drinking purpose in the study area. In the study area fourteen groundwater samples were collected in 250 ml double capped plastic bottles. Geocoordinates of sample locations were noted with the help of mobile GPS. Chemical analysis of fourteen 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 groundwater quality for drinking purpose. In the study area pH ranges 6.5 to 8, alkalinity 80 mg/l to 530 mg/l, hardness 130 mg/l to 1650 mg/l, chloride 20 mg/l to1500 mg/l, TDS 312 mg/l to 3768 mg/l, fluoride nil to 5 mg/l, iron nil to 3 mg/l, ammonia nil to 1 mg/l, nitrite 0.5 mg/l to 2 mg/l, nitrate 45 mg/l to 100 mg/l, phosphate nil to 1 mg/l and residual chlorine ranges 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.EnglishGroundwater, quality, drinking, assessment, Gohana, Sonipat, Haryanahttps://journal.stenvironment.org/abstract?id=233References1619