ANALYSIS OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF KRISHNA RIVER WATER AT WAI TALUKA- A REVIEW

Increasing industrialization, urbanization, human population and agricultural activity increases water demand and produces more waste and waste water. That results in deterioration of freshwater resources. The physico-chemical parameters of Krishna river water at Wai Taluka were studied in September 2015.Wai is known as City of temple; city is situated near Dhom dam on the river Krishna. The Krishna river originates at Mahabaleshwar and empties in the bay of Bengal. For the study five samples will be collected from different locations in Wai taluka and parameters like pH, BOD, COD, DO, TDS, Hardness, Nitrates and Phosphates will be determined in the laboratory. The sources of river water contamination are M.I.D.C, Waste water from households, city sewage, bathing ghats, washing clothes at ghats, human activities along the river length, agricultural activity etc. The city needs safe disposal techniques, solide waste and waste water management, Constant River monitoring by the Government and restriction on human activities.