STUDIES on WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN BRAHMANI RIVER

Abstract

Rivers are said to be the lifelines of a nation. Rivers are of immense importance geologically, biologically, historically and culturally. Rivers play an important role in the life of the people because these are mostly used as a source of water for drinking, bathing, irrigation, propagation of aquatic life and fisheries, recreation and other miscellaneous activities. River Brahmani plays an important role in the socio-economic, industrial, mining, agricultural and ecological fields of Odisha. Industrial effluents, indiscriminate mining activities, untreated city sewage, open defecation, agricultural activities etc largely contribute to the degradation of water quality of the river Brahmani. Water quality assessment of the river becomes imperative as it concerns the vital entities associate newline