Groundwater quality assessment and its insinuations in some parts of Aheri taluka dist. - Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

Abstract

Abstract Aheri tehsil of Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra is located on the bank of the Pranhita River, a side stream of the Godavari River. In the present study, total five villages from Aheri taluka were selected to collect groundwater samples. A total number of 25 samples were collected, where five samples represent each village. This study is concerned with physicochemical parameters mainly electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, temperature, chloride, fluoride, total hardness, pH, nitrate, alkalinity, iron and turbidity to analyse groundwater quality. Out of 25 samples, eight samples of water were detected to be unfit for consumption. Hence, some remedial measures are suggestible. The study revealed the associations among all physicochemical parameters by correlation coefficient analysis.