Assessment of Groundwater Suitability for Drinking and Irrigation Purpose in the Dimbhe Command Area of River Ghod, Maharashtra, India

摘要

The management of the subsurface and surface waterresources is important for various purposes. Since the quantity and quality ofwater available for irrigation in India is variable from place to place,groundwater quality in the Dimbhe command area was evaluated for itssuitability for domestic and irrigation purposes bycollecting 37 dug well samples during the post monsoon period of 2014. Thesuitability assessment was made by estimating pH, electrical conductivity,total dissolved solids, and alkalinity besides major cations (Na+, K+,Ca2+, and Mg2+) and anions (, Cl-, , and?). Outof 37 groundwater samples, 5.41% represents good water, 62.16% indicate poorwater, 29.73% indicate very poor water and 2.7% indicate water unsuitable fordomestic purposes. Based on these analyses, irrigation quality parameters like,sodium absorption ratio, permeability index, Kelley’s ratio, soluble sodiumpercentage, residual sodium carbonate, %Mg, %Na, and Mg hazard ratio werecalculated. Assessment of groundwater samples indicated that majority of themin both the seasons are suitable for irrigation purposes.