Abstract

The largest city discharges about 600 million litres of waste water into the River Musi. Due to indiscriminate urbanisation and lack of planning, Musi has been the receptacle for the domestic and industrial waste water in the city. High levels of chemical, biomedical, biological, pharmaceutical and industrial contamination cause ground water pollution has endangered aquatic life(1). People depend on the vegetables and fruits grown on Musi river bed leading to diseases and even miscarriages. The polluted water contains high levels of lead which leads to damage of nervous system, hematopoietic system, renal system, cardiovascular system, reproductive system etc.(2) Key word: Musi water,musi river etc.,

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