GROUNDWATER QUALITY STUDY IN INDUSTRIAL AREA OF PANCHKULA CITY, HARYANA, INDIA

Abstract

Water is a natural gift of nature to the planet earth. About two third part of the earth is water, but the useable fresh water is very less generally present as groundwater and surface water. The developmental activities mainly industrial, domestic and agricultural practices are deteriorated the groundwater and surface water. In the present study groundwater quality mainly for drinking purpose in Industrial Area of Panchkula city, Haryana, India have been studied. Seven groundwater samples collected from different parts of the study area. Groundwater samples analysed using field water testing kit prepared by Tamilnadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Chennai for twelve chemical parameters-pH, alkalinity, hardness, chloride, total dissolved solids (TDS), fluoride, iron, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate and residual chlorine. The chemical analysis results of groundwater samples shows that in the study area pH is 7 in all the seven groundwater samples, alkalinity 150 mg/l to 260 mg/l, hardness 30 mg/l to 350 mg/l, chloride 40 mg/l to 350 mg/l, total dissolved solids 384 mg/l to 804 mg/l, fluoride 0.5 mg/l to 1 mg/l, iron 0 mg/l to 0.3 mg/l, nitrite 0.2 mg/l in all the groundwater samples, nitrate 0 mg/l to 20 mg/l, phosphate and residual chlorine are absent in all the seven groundwater samples. The results shows that grundwater is desirable to permissible according to BIS drinking water standards. The study is highly useful for monitoring groundwater quality for drinking purpose in the study area.