17Jul 2017

ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER QUALITY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND IRRIGATION OF HIGH ALTITUDE AREAS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA.

  • Ph. D Doctoral Scholar, Department of Soil Science H.P. KrishiVishavavidyala, Palampur-176062, India.
  • Principle Scientist, (Soil Science) KrishiVigyan Kendra, Sirmour at Dhaulakuan (H.P.) 173031.
  • Principle Scientist, (Soil Science) H.P. KrishiVishavavidyala, Palampur176062, India.
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Some important physico-chemical parameters of surface and groundwater of Spiti Valley of Lahaul & Spiti Districts were evaluated for the criteria of irrigation water quality. Fifty water samples were collected in the monsoon season (July- August) from different areas of Spiti Valley. The study revealed that temperature, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), higher average value of EC suggests the enrichment of salt due to evaporation effect. Ca2+ is an essential nutritional element for humans and helps in maintaining the structure of plant cells and soils. The higher contribution of Na+ than that of the contribution of Ca2+ to the total cations is expected due to influence of ion exchange. The higher concentration of Na+ among the cationic concentrations reflects a rock weathering and/ or dissolution of soil salts stored by the influence of evaporation and also indicates its higher solubility behaviour, while the lower concentration of K+ is because of its fixation on clay minerals. Any initiative for surface and groundwater development for planned irrigation practices is highly encouraged.


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[Ravinder Kumar, S.S. Paliyal and Sanjay Kumar Sharma. (2017); ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER QUALITY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND IRRIGATION OF HIGH ALTITUDE AREAS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jul). 443-446] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Ravinder Kumar
Ph.D Scholar Soil Science, CSKHPKV, Palampur

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4737      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4737