ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY OF BASANTAR RIVER IN SAMBA DISTRICT, INDIAEKJOT KOUR, MANISHA KUMARI AND SARITA NAGARIAbstract In India, the quality of river water is deteriorating due to improper disposal of domestic and industrial waste. Basantar river also witnesses the same problem since it is located along the industrial town Samba and thus receives most of the untreated sewage and industrial effluents which adversely affect its water quality, its aquatic life and also affects the groundwater quality of the region. Therefore, it becomes important to evaluate its water quality. So, the present study focuses on the evaluation of important parameters such as pH, BOD, COD, turbidity, hardness etc. and then its comparison with the standard set by BIS (Bureau of Indian Standard) which determine the water quality of the river. For the present study, samples of water were collected from six different sampling sites and then brought to the laboratory for further analysis. The results indicated that the stretch of river from location 4 to location 5 is adversely affected due to its close proximity to the industrial units and dumping site. |