Evaluation of Water Quality Index for River Mahananda West Bengal India
Sathyanathan Rangarajan1, Deeptha Thattai2, Harshit Kumar3, Nagalapalli Satish4, Rahul Yadav5, Pratham Rustagi6
1Sathyanathan Rangarajan, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Deeptha Thattai, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu), India.
3Harshit Kumar, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu), India.
4Nagalapalli Satish, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu), India.
5Rahul Yadav, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu), India.
6Pratham Rustagi, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 07 April 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 20 April 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 April 2019 | PP: 1307-1309 | Volume-8 Issue-6, April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F3818048619/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: River Mahananda, flows through the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar and Bangladesh, is being contaminated by discharge of sewage and other effluents as well as dumping of solid waste. An attempt was made to apply a Water Quality Index(WQI) for the station located in Siliguri, a district of Darjeeling using four water quality parameters pH, DO, BOD and temperature between 2008 and 2012. Rating Scale were applied based on OWQI and CPCB Index value to derive the status of water quality of Mahananda River.
Keyword: Water Quality Parameters, Water Quality Index, Rating Scale.
Scope of the Article: Water Supply and Drainage