Vol. 3 (1) : January-February 2012 issue
Green Farming Vol. 3 (1) : 121-122 (January-February, 2012)
Quality indices of ground waters of Bahour commune in the Union Territory of Pondicherry
S. PREVINAa1* and A. BASKARb2
aTamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003 (T.N.) bPandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agric. & Res. Inst., Nedungadu Post, Karaikal - 609 603 (Puducherry, UT)
Designation : 1Ph.D. Scholar *(previna22@yahoo.com), 2Professor & Head
Subject : Water and Natural Resource Management, Water Conservation Engg., Water Harvesting, Farm Pond, Sewage Water, Irrigation
Paper No. :
Total Pages : 2
Received : 15 September 2011
Revised accepted : 14 January 2012
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Citation :
S. PREVINA and A. BASKAR. 2012. Quality indices of ground waters of Bahour commune in the Union Territory of Pondicherry. Green Farming Vol. 3 (1) : 121-122 ; January-February, 2012
ABSTRACT
An investigation was carried out in the Bahour commune of the Union Territory of Pondicherry with a view to characterize the ground waters and to develop management strategies to overcome the effect of poor quality water on soil and crop growth. A total number of 200 wells were selected in the Bahour commune, which are distributed evenly throughout the commune. Water samples were collected from individual wells during the summer season of 2004 and analysed for their ionic composition. Various quality indices were also computed from the analytical results. The results of the analysis of ground waters of Bahour region had shown that the electrical conductivity (EC) of the well waters ranged from 0.30 to 5.13 dS m-1 with a mean value of 1.48 dS m-1. The pH ranged from 7.04 to 8.87. By considering the different classifications available under the various indices, it was concluded that the well waters of Bahour region was mostly saline with little sodicity hazard.
Key words :
Classification of water, EC of water, ground waters, quality indices, sodicity hazards, well water.
