WATER QUALITY OF MAJOR RIVERS IN HIMACHAL PARDESH MONITORED UNDER MINARS AND STATE WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMME DURING 2013-14 Major Rivers (MINARS) Points from April-2013 to March 2014 Name of Para- Apr- May- Jun- Jul- Aug- Sep- Oct- Nov- Dec- Jan- Feb- Mar- location meters 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 River Pabbar pH 7.86 7.12 6.78 7.52 7.31 7.16 7.52 7.72 -- 6.97 -- 6.2 U/s Dhambari D.O. -- 9.0 8.9 10.1 8.7 9.1 8.1 9.1 -- 9.3 -- 9.8 mg/l BOD 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 -- 0.3 -- 0.2 mg/l TC 120 84 8 28 16 4 NIL 4 -- 8.0 -- 3 River Pabbar pH 7.68 6.75 6.92 7.25 7.29 7.83 7.62 7.60 -- 6.98 -- 7.2 U/s Rohru D.O. 9.0 8.6 8.7 9.6 8.6 8.8 7.9 8.7 -- 8.8 -- 10.1 mg/l BOD 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 -- 0.1 -- 0.1 mg/l TC 100 36 2 12 8 8 2.0 6 -- 12.0 -- 4 River Pabbar pH 7.54 7.56 6.87 7.33 7.51 7.52 7.59 7.59 -- 6.94 -- 7.0 at Snail D/s of TRT of D.O. 9.3 9.1 9.0 10.5 7.0 9.0 7.6 9.2 -- 8.5 -- 9.7 Swara mg/l Kuddu BOD 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -- 0.1 -- 0.1 mg/l TC 48 28 4 14 20 10 4.0 10 -- 14.0 -- 4 River Tons pH -- 6.94 7.45 7.18 7.73 7.16 7.42 7.57 -- 6.96 -- 6.8 at H.P. Boundary D.O. -- 9.0 9.0 10.3 5.4 9.2 7.5 9.1 -- 8.2 -- 9.6 mg/l BOD -- 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.1 -- 0.2 -- 0.3 mg/l TC -- 40 4 48 13 4 3.0 6 -- 2.0 -- 4 Ashwani pH 7.86 8.44 -- 8.34 7.05 7.62 7.63 7.62 7.42 7.44 7.80 6.87 khad U/s Yashwant D.O. 9.3 6.6 -- 10.1 7.8 8.3 8.6 8.6 8.9 8.2 9.2 7.3 Nagar mg/l BOD 2.0 1.0 -- 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.2 2.0 mg/l TC 204 18 -- 22.0 640 110 62 22 56 24 82 16 Giri river pH 7.60 8.40 -- 7.33 7.93 7.16 7.12 7.03 7.43 7.28 7.60 6.32 D/s Yashwant D.O. 8.3 3.0 -- 9.8 9.6 10.1 9.7 9.1 8.5 8.5 9.9 7.2 Nagar mg/l BOD 1.0 2.0 -- 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.1 1.2 mg/l TC 160 62 -- 18.0 420 128 44 18 36 18 24 18 River pH 7.85 -- -- -- -- 7.55 7.09 7.12 7.20 7.26 7.18 6.55 Sukhna at Parwanoo D.O. -- -- -- -- -- 6.2 0.9 6.3 8.0 4.4 6.3 5.5 mg/l BOD 10.0 -- -- -- -- 1.6 42.0 12.0 8.0 33.0 25.0 41.0 mg/l TC 34 -- -- -- -- 32 54 284 94 264 240 110 Lift Nala D/s pH 8.05 8.07 7.56 7.13 7.26 7.92 7.61 6.94 6.93 6.59 6.33 6.71 MSW Name of Para- Apr- May- Jun- Jul- Aug- Sep- Oct- Nov- Dec- Jan- Feb- Mar- location meters 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 Processing D.O. 4.3 4.1 3.8 5.1 8.9 6.1 4.9 4.5 -- 4.0 4.1 4.1 Site, Shimla mg/l BOD 10.0 4.0 12.0 4.0 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.3 10.0 1.1 0.8 35.0 mg/l TC 320 220 58 120 60 124 42.0 64 48 38 160 96 River Sirsa pH 8.06 8.12 7.65 7.92 6.86 7.25 7.29 -- 6.29 6.70 -- -- U/s Sitomajri D.O. 8.1 7.6 7.3 8.1 -- -- - -- 7.8 7.3 -- -- Nallah mg/l BOD 12.0 5.0 4.0 12.0 1.3 1.0 0.4 -- 0.6 0.8 -- -- mg/l TC 60 32 55 42 -- 92 -- -- -- -- -- -- River Sirsa pH 8.17 8.28 7.86 8.24 8.01 7.61 7.14 -- 7.13 6.46 -- -- D/s Nalagarh D.O. -- 5.9 5.5 6.0 -- 7.3 - -- 6.5 5.8 -- -- Bridge mg/l BOD 10.0 1.0 18.0 1.2 2.0 0.8 0.6 -- 0.3 1.0 -- -- mg/l TC 38 38 25 24 -- 64 -- -- -- -- -- -- River Sirsa pH 8.27 8.42 7.80 8.14 8.07 7.08 7.41 -- 7.25 6.68 -- -- D/s Nalagarh D.O. -- 5.1 5.3 5.6 -- 7.7 - -- 6.2 8.9 -- -- Town mg/l BOD 10.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 6.2 0.5 0.3 -- 10.0 1.3 -- -- mg/l TC 22 22 32 28 -- 112 96.0 -- -- -- -- -- MSW Solan pH -- 8.30 -- 8.15 8.05 7.38 7.43 -- 7.72 -- 7.68 7.05 Dumping site D.O. -- 10.3 -- 10.6 8.5 7.8 7.8 -- 5.9 -- 8.8 7.1 mg/l BOD -- 2.0 -- 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 -- 2 -- 0.1 0.2 mg/l TC -- 48 -- 33.0 80 92 38 -- 182 -- 38 24 River pH 6.97 7.81 7.16 7.32 7.41 7.29 7.42 7.46 7.30 7.24 7.45 8.24 Yamuna U/s Paonta Sahib DO 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.2 7.5 6.8 7.1 8.0 8.5 7.4 7.8 8.2 BOD 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.2 TC 18.0 28.0 12.0 20.0 18.0 20.0 24.0 20.0 20.0 19.0 24.0 21.0 River pH 7.48 7.80 7.60 7.12 7.29 7.47 7.53 7.62 7.20 7.36 7.63 8.24 Yamuna D/s Paonta Sahib DO 6.9 6.6 6.2 6.0 7.6 6.1 7.9 8.2 8.4 6.8 7.5 8.0 BOD 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.8 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.2 TC 20 24 10.0 18.0 20.0 18.0 26.0 21.0 21.0 17.0 23.0 24.0 River Bata pH 7.19 8.0 7.86 7.30 6.57 7.52 7.50 7.55 7.32 6.82 7.45 8.24 U/s Paonta Sahib DO 6.3 6.8 6.0 6.1 7.2 6.6 7.6 8.1 8.2 7.5 7.5 7.4 BOD 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 TC 14.0 19.0 9.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 19.0 12.0 23.0 24.0 20.0 23.0 River Bata pH 7.39 8.16 7.46 7.24 7.33 7.41 7.54 7.77 7.47 7.30 7.70 8.21 before Name of Para- Apr- May- Jun- Jul- Aug- Sep- Oct- Nov- Dec- Jan- Feb- Mar- location meters 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 confluence DO 6.1 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.6 8.2 8.0 7.5 7.2 7.3 to River Yamuna BOD 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 TC 15.0 21.0 9.0 17.0 19.0 19.0 22.0 14.0 20.0 22.0 25.0 24.0 River pH 7.88 7.76 8.06 6.78 7.50 6.55 7.60 7.15 7.36 7.26 7.75 7.93 Markanda at Paonta Sahib DO 7.8 7.0 6.2 6.0 6.4 7.3 7.3 6.8 7.4 6.5 7.6 7.7 BOD 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.2 TC 19.0 20.0 11.0 19.0 16.0 14.0 27.0 21.0 23.0 22.0 20.0 23.0 River pH 7.28 7.73 8.09 7.95 7.25 7.48 7.52 7.54 7.41 7.44 7.84 7.21 Markanda U/s Kala DO 7.8 6.9 6.1 6.4 6.1 7.0 7.5 6.4 7.7 6.3 7.8 7.8 Amb BOD 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4 TC 26.0 22.0 18.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 25.0 14.0 24.0 22.0 19.0 21.0 River pH 7.8 -- 8.15 7.43 7.18 7.49 7.42 7.57 7.42 7.27 7.65 8.02 M'kanda D/s Kala DO 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.9 6.2 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.6 amb/Bound ary of BOD 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.4 Haryana TC 23.0 16.0 23.0 24.0 23.0 28.0 16.0 28.0 26.0 24.0 23.0 River Giri pH 8.23 7.49 7.94 7.50 7.25 7.47 7.56 7.50 7.35 7.23 7.84 7.21 U/s of CCI Mines DO 7.2 8.0 6.4 6.1 7.8 6.4 8.2 7.8 6.9 8.0 7.8 7.8 BOD 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 TC 15.0 16 10.0 14.0 16.0 19.0 19.0 14.0 11.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 River Giri pH 8.02 7.83 7.96 7.95 7.53 7.70 7.38 7.34 7.40 7.32 7.49 7.19 D/s of Sataun DO 6.8 7.5 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 8.1 7.4 7.6 8.3 8.5 7.6 BOD 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 TC 16 17.0 11.0 13.0 18.0 17.0 20.0 13.0 12.0 13.0 18.0 16.0 Renuka Lake pH 8.31 7.55 8.01 7.96 7.56 7.41 7.54 7.54 7.33 7.20 7.65 7.93 DO 7.2 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.2 4.5 5.5 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.9 BOD 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.8 2.4 18.0 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.2 TC 21.0 29.0 12.0 36.0 29.0 25.0 28.0 34.0 40.0 46.0 44.0 39.0 U/S Slapper, pH 8.02 7.99 7.91 8.09 8.14 8.1 8.36 8.36 8.49 8.68 8.51 8.36 River Satluj DO 9.5 9.5 9.1 8.6 9.4 8.8 9.1 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.1 8.9 BOD 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 TC 240 350 280 280 180 220 130 180 160 130 130 350 0 D/S Slapper, pH 8.28 7.67 7.97 8.12 8.13 8.35 8.42 8.42 8.65 8.65 8.62 8.28 Satluj River Name of Para- Apr- May- Jun- Jul- Aug- Sep- Oct- Nov- Dec- Jan- Feb- Mar- location meters 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 after Conf.