Evaluation of ground water quality for drinking and irrigation purpose of the left side of the Ganga canal, Muzaffarnagar to Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Water is the most important natural resources which need to be properly and scientifically utilized for improving the productivity and economic condition of the rural area. Water is essential for life. It is used for irrigation, drinking, industrial and another various daily necessities. If the quality of water happens to be below the standard prescribes, for drinking purpose from time to time, with respect to its different chemical constituents, it is likely to affect human health and life span. Water samples were also analyzed for their chemical properties i.e. pH, total salt (electrical conductivity), Cations (Ca++, Mg++, Na+, K+), TDS, water quality indices. Water samples pH varied from 7.22 to 8.78 and electrical conductivity of water varied from 0.11 to 1.20 dSm-1. Sodium, potassium content of water samples varied from 1.7 to 8.1 and 1.9 to 20.5 mg L-1 Correlation was also worked out between different parameters. Potassium, sodium and electrical conductivity were not related to water pH at any significance level while TDS and calcium plus magnesium were associated positively and significantly.