RIVER WATER POLLUTION, AN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS A CASE STUDY OF PANCHAGANGA RIVER OF KOLHAPUR CITY

摘要

As high BOD and COD, low PH, high organic matter, highest dissolved solids indicate water polluted generally by effluents from agro-based industry, leather tanneries, domestic sewage etc. The Kolhapur City is also concentrated with the same industries. Effluents from all these industries go to the different nalas and channels, which further drains into the river water. Jayanti Nala, Dudhali Nala, Bapat camp, line bazaar are dominant among all.