Groundwater quality scenario and its suitability for domestic and irrigation uses: Special study on water pH value of Rohtak District, Haryana

Abstract

Groundwater is the major resource for all domestic and agricultural uses of Rohtak district in Haryana but in the present time human activities have a lot of impacts on the water quality. In this research paper focused on the pre and post monsoon hydrochemistry of groundwater in the Rohtak district of Haryana region to examine the quality of groundwater for agricultural and domestic uses. In this study groundwater quality determine during pre and post monsoon 2021. A total of 147 villages groundwater quality data were collected from central and state government ground water cells. There are many water quality index such as pH (Potential of Hydrogen), EC (Electric Conductivity), Ca (Calsium), Mg (Magnesium), HCOз (Bicarbonate), COз² (Carbon Trioxide), C1 (Chlorine),Na (Sodium), TH (Total Hardness), RSC (Residual Sodium carbonate) and SAR (Sodium Absorption Ratio). With the help of quality water standard demarcated the Rohtak district into different water qualities zones for many purposes such as domestic and agricultural uses. Spatial distribution maps were generated for pH value of water using GIS software.