A study of physico-chemical parameters of springs around Srinagar Garhwal valley, Uttarakhand

  Santosh Singh,  R.S. Negi,  Rekha Dhanai

Spring water is the main source of water providing life to people in the mountain region especially in the Himalaya. Spring is a natural source of groundwater. Unlike wells, which may be owned and controlled privately; springs are generally community-owned and community-managed. Thus, they give a sense of a “common” resource i.e. groundwater shared through a common mechanism, i.e. the spring. The spring water samples were taken from the main water sources where maximum peoples were using them for drinking purpose. The present study was carried out on the physico-chemical analysis of 5 springs in district Pauri Garhwal of Srinagar Valley viz: Kolun dhara, Beega dhara, Kamleshwar dhara, Hanuman Mandir dhara and Kothar dhara. The samples were collected on monthly basis from March, 2012 to June 2013. The analyzed various water parameters viz: Temperature, pH, Conductivity, Total hardness, Chlorides, D.O. and Nitrite. The results indicated that certain sources of water are suitable for drinking and other house hold consumption for the people of the region.

Keywords- Spring, Valley, hydrogeology, physico-chemical

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1404080
Page Number(s) - 3885-3887
Pubished in - Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Dec 2014
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) -    --
Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Santosh Singh,  R.S. Negi,  Rekha Dhanai,   "A study of physico-chemical parameters of springs around Srinagar Garhwal valley, Uttarakhand", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.2, Issue 4, pp.3885-3887, Dec 2014, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1404080.pdf