Measuring the comparison of water quality index in Vijayawada, India

Groundwater properties vary spatially and temporally with number of factors. Urbanization and agriculture activities have a lot of impacts on the groundwater quality. The present study focuses on the hydrochemistry of groundwater in Vijayawada of NTR district. The samples were collected from 20 bore wells during this project. The collected samples were tested for various water quality parameters such as to assess the quality of groundwater for determining its suitability for drinking purpose. Water samples collected from sampling points are tested for several physiochemical parameters pH, alkalinity, electrical conductivity (EC),total hardness (TH), calcium hardness (CaH), chlorides (Cl), sulphates (SO2), fluorides (F) and indirectly estimated parameters like total dissolved solids (TDS), magnesium hardness (MgH), carbonates plus bicarbonates (CO2 + HCO3) by adopting standard methods and compared with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The water quality status was identified at those selected 20 locations of Vijayawada to know whether the ground water at those locations is suitable for drinking or not. The results of this study will be helpful in designing an effective strategy.