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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2019, Volume : 7, Issue : 4
First page : (346) Last page : (355)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7730

Spatial Interpolation of Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Irrigation Purpose from Degloor Tahsil Maharashtra, India

Sachin Ramrao Patil^1* and Jayprakash Manoharrao Patwari^2
1Research Scholar, ²Assistant Professor
N.S.B. College, Nanded, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded 431606, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: sachinpatil2181989@gmail.com
Received: 24.06.2019  |  Revised: 29.07.2019   |  Accepted: 6.08.2019  

 ABSTRACT

Degloor Tahsil is situated on Lendi River, Manjra River and Mannyar River and also it is a largest tahsil in Nanded District. In this tahsil most of the population is dependent on agriculture and use groundwater as source for drinking and irrigation purpose. In this region there are three forms of rocks like granite, basalt and intertrappen also have geological features like dyke, fault and fracture.
The attempt has been made to understand the groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation use by using water quality index and different irrigation water suitability indices from Degloor region. Total 35 representative groundwater samples have been collected from borewells on monthly basis during August 2017 to July 2018. To evaluate groundwater pollution physico-chemical parameter were analyzed. The physico-chemical parameters pH, EC, TS, TH, Ca, Mg, Na, K, TA, Cl, NO3 and SO4 have been analysed. The obtained results were compared with BIS (2012). After evaluation of groundwater samples it was observed that the contents EC, TS, TH, Ca and NO3 show its majority in groundwater samples but according to water quality index (WQI) 97.15% of groundwater samples fall in suitable category for drinking. Majority of groundwater samples using SAR, %Na, RSC, MH and PI method from study area fall in suitable category for irrigation purpose.

Keywords: Groundwater Hydrochemistry, Water quality index, Drinking Suitability, Irrigation Suitability, BIS.

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Cite this article: Patil, S.R. & Patwari, J.M. (2019). Spatial Interpolation of Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Irrigation Purpose from Degloor Tahsil Maharashtra, India, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 7(4), 346-355. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7730