Abstract

Jeevan Jyoti Mohindru^1,3 and Umesh Kumar Garg ^1,2

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/330357

The district of Tarntaran is situated in Punjab State of Northwestern part of Punjab, India covering 5059 Sq. Km area, located 45 km from Amritsar its geographical coordinates are 31⁰ 16' 51" north and 74⁰ 51' 25" East longitudes.  Water samples are collected from 100 locations in 20 villages on the Patti –Khem Karan highway with 5 samples from each village, and were subjected to analysis for chemical characteristics. The type of water that predominates in the study area is Ca-Mg-HCO₃ type, based on hydro-chemical analysis. Besides, suitability of water for irrigation is evaluated based on sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), residual sodium carbonate, sodium percent and salinity hazard. Other physico-chemical parameters such as pH, TDS, conductance etc were also determined using water analysis kit. Analysis of water samples for heavy metal analysis was also carried out in the present study.

Groundwater; chemical classification; SAR; RSC; USSL diagram

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