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Quality of Water in Chandigarh (Panchkula and Mohali Region) International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2016, pp. 539–541 Article ID: IJCIET_07_04_050 Available online at http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJCIET?Volume=7&Issue=4 ISSN Print: 0976-6308 and ISSN Online: 0976-6316 © IAEME Publication QUALITY OF WATER IN CHANDIGARH (PANCHKULA AND MOHALI REGION) Raman deep Singh Bali Department of Civil Engineering, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, India Puneet Sharma Assistant professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, India ABSTRACT As we know among all the natural resources water is one of the most important resource which cannot be neglected. So it is essential to know the water method for sources time to time for the calm change. About 97% of the earth’s surface is covered by water and about 60-65% of water is present in the animal and plant bodies. 2.4% are present on glaciers and polar ice caps. Heavy metals can be found in industrial waste water are deemed undesirable. Exposure of heavy metals in environment degrades the ecosystem which harms the inhabitants. In this paper various parameters have been discussed such as hardness, cadmium, magnesium, chromium, arsenic, iron, calcium, BOD, COD, TDS, pH, conductivity, and temperature for this review study. In this paper nature of ground water, surface water of Chandigarh adjacent areas, for example, Parwano, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) have been discussed on the premise of reports accessible online. However, not a lot of studies have been coordinated to check the water way of this area but on the basis of available information, it was found that that the water quality in a portion of the spots is underneath the benchmarks of water quality endorsed by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).Appropriate working of Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) should be checked also, Industrial waste ought to be appropriately treated before setting off to the catchment ranges. Key words: Water Quality, Hardness, River Water Quality, BOD, COD, Sewerage Treatment Plant Cite this Article Raman deep Singh Bali and Puneet Sharma, Quality of Water in Chandigarh (Panchkula And Mohali Region). International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 7(4), 2016, pp.539–541. http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJCIET?Volume=7&Issue=4 1. INTRODUCTION Industrialization is viewed as indispensable to the country's financial improvement and in addition to its political remaining in the worldwide group. While advancement goes for realizing positive change in human life, uncontrolled utilization of regular assets both in created and creating nations have accidentally prompted natural debasement, pollution, incurable diseases, poverty, social conflicts. The water quality due to the introduction of pollutants is a problem of great concern around the world. Drinking water http://iaeme.com/Home/journal/IJCIET 539 [email protected] Raman deep Singh Bali and Puneet Sharma require proper requirement to remove the various diseases .Water should be used after the treatment process. Release of waste effluents to large water bodies has severely affected both water quality and aquatic life. Industries discharge large amount of heavy metals into the environment without proper treatment, Moreover these overwhelming metals discover their way into human bodies by means of nourishment, drinking waste. The amount of substantial metals found in their examination have expressed with their most extreme permissible limit. The quantity of heavy metals found in their research have stated with their maximum admissible limit. The elements having more concentration in drinking water are compared with the limits set by international organisation such as WHO, Heavy metal sample discussed in this paper are chromium, arsenic, calcium, iron, magnesium, BOD, COD, TDS, PH and conductivity. The presence of heavy metal leads in various issues such as health problems. 2. PARWANOO REGION Parwanoo region is situated in the district Solan of Himachal Pradesh, India having a population of 8,609.In Parwanoo several industries are present such as plastic, chemical and electronic industries. Whole water is supplied to this region by river Kausalya. Aggarwal R. and Arora S in 2012 checked the water quality of water in 2012.He collected the various water samples and analysed the various results for the evaluation of pollution. The physiochemical investigations of water tests were performed utilizing standard explanatory strategies for the examination of water and wastewater. S. No Parameter Reading 1 pH 7.33-8.39 2 Electrical Conductivity 238-247 3 Biological Oxygen Demand 0.4-1.0 4 Calcium (Ca), mg/L 30-40 5 Magnesium (Mg), mg/L 13.65-16 6 Dissolved Oxygen (DO), 8.5-8.9 Increase in COD value indicates the increase in pollution and also the PH value was found to be high. Increase in COD and Hardness reveals that this water is not fit for commercial purpose. So proper treatment should be done and water should be purified before drinking. 3. SAS NAGAR MOHALI S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) is a city in Punjab and a business centre point lying neighbouring to Chandigarh city. The region is limited by Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib District in the south-west, Ropar region in the northwest, Chandigarh and Panchkula in the east and Ambala area of Haryana state in the south. Area has a normal populace thickness of 830 occupants square for every kilometre (21,000/sq. mi). The normal yearly precipitation is recorded at 617 millimetres. The city additionally gets incidental winter downpours from the west. The Ghaggar waterway and its tributaries structure the regular waste framework in Derabassi piece of the region. While north-eastern part is depleted by Siswan Nadi, Jainti Devi Ki Rao and Patiala Ki Rao, which rise up out of the Siwalik Hills. In this study the analysis of water from Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) from Mohali 7 phase area has been conducted. From this area different industries discharge water in nearby river called Atawa choe. From the results concentration of heavy metals were found to be high which indicates that industries are not working efficiently and need to be efficiently operated. http://iaeme.com/Home/journal/IJCIET 540 [email protected] Quality of Water In Chandigarh (Panchkula And Mohali Region) Table 1 Shows the results obtained for various tests. Parameters Initial sample 1 Final sample 1 Initial sample 2 Final sample 2 Iron 0.86mg.l 0 3.01mg/l 0.17mg/l Magnesium 4.12mg/l 1.46mg/l 5.832mg/l 7.29mg/l Arsenic 25-75ppb 25-75 100-500ppb 25-75ppb Calcium 64.9mg/l 60.1mg/l 24.45mg/l 22.044mg/l Total hardness 185mg/l 156mg/l 140mg/l 140mg/l Calcium hardness 162mg/l 150mg/l 122mg/l 110mg/l pH 7.12 7.22 7.01 7.24 TDS 585mg/l 647.3mg/l 774mg/l 517.5mg/l BOD 11mg/l 13mg/l 15mg/l 13mg/l COD 63mg/l 61mg/l 70mg/l 66mg/l Conductivity 780µS/cm 863 µS/cm 1032 µS/cm 690 µS/cm 4. CONCLUSION From the research papers and new research of the water quality of Mohali and Parwano we came to the conclusion that the industrial heavy waste water must be treated properly. Time to time testing of treated water should be done so as to assure that the treated water contains the heavy metals under the prescribed guidelines of BIS and WHO for drinking and industrial waste water. REFERENCES [1] Hadeel Ali Abdulhussein Al Saleh, Assessment of Water Quality Index For Euphrates River Within Babylon Province, Iraq During The Period 2007-2013. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 5(5), 2014, pp.41–50 [2] Jyotiprakash G. Nayak and Dr. L. G. Patil. Assessment of Water Quality of Godavari River at Nashik, Maharashtra, India. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 7(1), 2016, pp. 83-92 [3] R.Greesan and V.Balamurugan, A Practical Solution To Ground Water Recharge By Rain Water Harvesting System In Pudukkottai Dist, Tamilnadu. 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