Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Analysis of Groundwater in Bathindi, Jammu, (J&K)

Abstract

This Paper has been made in order to examine the “Physico-chemical and microbiological analysis of groundwater in Bathindi, Jammu, (J&K)”. Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium (Saxena and Saxena, 2015). Water is a key component in determining the quality of our lives. Although water covers about 70 percent of the earth’s total surface, only 0.3% of it can be used by humans (Sabo and Christopher, 2014; Tiimub et al., 2012). Water is one of the basic needs of life and essential for survival (Das et al., 2014). Water is a vital component in socio-economic life of people (Shankar et al., 2014). The present analytical study of water samples evinces that the quality of water vis-à-vis various physico-chemical and biological parameters are within the permissible limits except for the parameters like TDS, Calcium and Total Hardness which have exceeded the desirable limits compared with National and international standards. According to standards recommended by British Ministry of Health (1957), the water quality comes under the category of satisfactory except for 2nd and 4th (Tubewell, Home and Tap), 1st, and 6th (Home and Tap), 7th (Tubewell) and 8th (Tubewell and Tap) readings. The total coliform count observed also exceeded the permissible limits, indicates that there is entry of sewage and soil sediments in the distribution pipes.