Surface water quality evaluation and modeling of Ghataprabha River,Karnataka, India |
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Authors: | B K Purandara N Varadarajan B Venkatesh V K Choubey |
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Institution: | (1) National Geophysical Research Institute, (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research), Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500 606, India |
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Abstract: | Belgaum city is a developmental hub of Karnataka State in India. In the recent time, the Government of Karnataka has planned
to set up many processing industries in the vicinity of Belgaum to meet the growing needs of the region and to ease out the
pressure on the already existing industrial hubs in Karnataka State. Ghataprabha, a tributary of river Krishna, is one of
the major sources of water supply to Belgaum city and adjoining areas. During the last decade, a lot of anthropogenic activities
such as unplanned agricultural activities are ongoing in many parts of the catchment. Therefore, people of Belgaum are more
concerned about the quality of water in Ghataprabha river. Considering the significance of water quality of the river, surface
water samples were collected during Pre- and Post-monsoon season from selected locations and analyzed for both physical and
chemical constituents in the laboratory. The results indicate that the chemical parameters such as bicarbonates, sulphates,
chlorides, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium are within the permissible limits. QUAL2E model was applied to assess
the impact of point and non-point sources of pollution on the river water quality. Results show that the water quality conditions
are highly acceptable all along the river stretch. Further, the variation of DO–BOD5 with river discharge was also estimated. Also, a significant variations in DO (decrease in DO) with the increase in river
flow was observed. However, at the downstream end, considerable improvement in DO was noticed which is attributed to the damming
effect of the reservoir. |
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