Water quality analysis of few villages from Gadhinglaj Tahsil, (M.S.) India

The present investigation describes the hydrochemistry and microbial analysis of water from 27 villages of Gadhinglaj Tahsil. The work is carried out during the year 2013-2014. The variables analyzed such as pH, EC, Total alkalinity, Total hardness, Ca, Mg and Chloride as per standard methods. The microbial analysis was carried out to check its potability. On the basis of hydrochemistry water samples were found within the permissible limit while the significant amount of fecal coliforms occurred in all the samples make it unsafe for drinking so proper treatment and purification techniques should be adopted.