Seasonal and Spatial Variation of Water Quality Index of Bassi Tehsil of District Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Dr. Swati Saxena; Umesh Saxena; A. K. Sinha

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Dr. Swati Saxena
Umesh Saxena
A. K. Sinha

groundwater quality, physico-chemical parameters, water quality index, bassi tehsil and rajasthan

Abstract

The present study was intended to calculate the water quality index (WQI) of Bassi Tehsil of district Jaipur, Rajasthan, India in order to assess its suitability for drinking purpose. For this ground water samples from 71 sampling sites of 50 villages of study area were collected from tube wells and hand pumps of varying depths in pre and post monsoon seasons and analyzed for ten physico-chemical parameters namely pH, Total Alkalinity, Total Hardness, Calcium, Magnesium, Chloride, Nitrate, Fluoride, Total Dissolved Solid and Electrical Conductivity. Analysis of results showed that almost all parameters were exceeding the permissible limits prescribed by BIS, ICMR and WHO. Assessment of water quality index (WQI) showed remarkable variation of water quality as WQI values ranged from 13.53 to 1052.2 in premonsoon and 25.72 to 1024.6 in post monsoon season. The study also revealed that drinking water of Bassi tehsil is not potable and there is an instant need to take ameliorative steps in this region to prevent the population from adverse health effects as 61.97% and 63.38% ground water samples were classified under "unsuitable for drinking" category in accordance with their WQI values in pre and post monsoon seasons, respectively.

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Seasonal and Spatial Variation of Water Quality Index of Bassi Tehsil of District Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. (2015). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 15(50), 7-19. https://journalofscience.org/index.php/GJSFR/article/view/

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Author Biography

Dr. Swati Saxena

Dr. Swati Saxena is an accomplished academic and researcher specializing in analytical chemistry and environmental monitoring. She holds an M.Sc. and a Ph.D., and currently serves as an Associate Professor at Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan. Her research stream focuses on physico-chemical analysis of water quality parameters and water treatment using nano-composites. Dr. Saxena has authored several papers, including notable studies on groundwater quality assessment in the Bassi Tehsil of Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India. She has also served as a reviewer for multiple international journals. With a growing citation footprint (17 citations, h-index 1, i10-index 1), her work contributes to the fields of environmental chemistry and material science. Dr. Saxena is affiliated with Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, where she continues her research and academic activities.

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