Abstract: Present study deals with the analysis of the current status of Physico-Chemical parameters of water samples collected monthly from four different monitoring stations of Dilawara reservoir of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh during January 2017 to December 2018 by using different standard methods, procedures, and instruments.The water temperature, transparency and pH were measured in-situ by using 0.1scale Mercury thermometer, Sacchi disc and pocket type digital pH meter respectively. The remaining parameters were determined ex-situ in the laboratory as per the standards. The results indicated that most parameters were within the permissible limit except for the pH, DO and COD which indicated the pollution in reservoir built for storing water to be used for irrigation, human consumption and pesiculture.The water quality index (WQI) calculated for the year 2017 and 2018 by computing mean values of 13 important parameters with the help of weighted Arithmetic method reveals that water quality is in medium to bad range (WQI= 49 - 69).HenceDilawara reservoir, an important drinking water source of Dhar tehsil is not suitable for useunless treated prior to consumption. Therefore urgent and immediate actions are required for its propermanagement to restore the quality of the water andfor its long time surveillance.
Keywords: Dilawara reservoir, water quality, physicochemical parameters,water quality index.
Title: Assessment of Physico-Chemical Parameters and Water Quality Index (WQI) of Dilawara Reservoir of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Author: Hemendra Wala, Shailendra Sharma, Rekha Sharma
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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