A CASE STUDY OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS IN 13 DISTRICTS OF HARYANA (INDIA)

ABSTRACT

In the state of Haryana, it has been observed that not only from the canals, but waste emanating from the industries and, house hold discharge heavily contributes to varying levels of pollutants and contaminating materials thereby impacting the water supply quality of the various districts of Haryana. The impact of industrial waste in certain districts like Faridabad and Gurugram is huge and it is currently at an unmanageable level specifically for Faridabad. As a part of this Research, it is aimed to collect water samples from 13 different districts of Haryana to assess the situation from a holistic level and bot specific to a few districts or areas only. Water samples collected from different sources, i.e. ground water, tap water, ponds, etc and the values of pH. Total hardness, Chloride, Alkalinity, TDS, Iron, Fluoride, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulphate and Nitrate were compared with the BIS and WHO standards to establish which areas need a more focused approach towards water decontamination and management. The analysis brought out some of the interesting results where Faridabad topped the list in terms of Total hardness present in water samples. In districts like Ambala, Charkhi dadri, Jhajjar, Sonepat, Rewari and Panipat 80% of the water sources are drinkable and usable for miscellaneous domestic purposes whereas districts Bhiwani, Gurugram , Kurukshetra , Mahendragarh , Palwal , and Rohtak have around 50- 80% of water resources that are fit for drinkable and other household activities. Faridabad was one district where less than 50% of the available water resources are not fit for domestic usage.

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