“Assessment of Water Quality of LakhaBanjara Lake Sagar by Physico-Chemical Parameter.”

Abstract

The Historical famous LAKHA BANJARA LAKE is the life line of the SAGAR town as most of the inhabitants of the town particularly living around the lake depends on the lake water for their general use. At present the lake water is full of odour, harmful suspended particles because most of the waste is being discharged directly into it particularly from the population located on the periphery of the lake. Similarly the residents of the hillock areas of the town are also directly discharging the waste into open drain.Sewage is 99 % water carrying domestic wastes originating in kitchen, bathing, laundry, urine, and night soil. A portion of the wastes go into solution and the rest are partly in colloidal suspension and true suspension. Sewage is generated by residential, institutional, commercial and industrial establishments. It includes household waste liquid from toilets, baths, showers, kitchens, sinks and so forth that is disposed of via sewers. In many areas, sewage also includes liquid waste from industry and commerce. The objective of this study is to analyse the water quality of LakhaBanjara Lake in the various points and to identify sources of wastewater degrading quality of water of the lake and to propose sewage treatment plant for Sagar city. Here samples of 4 drains and 4 samples of lake water has been collected and tests were conducted to determine various parameters including pH, colour, temperature, COD, BOD, Conductivity, Sulphate, Nitrite, suspended solids, total solids and Total coliform. Result of the study indicated that LakhaBanjara lake water is contaminated and not totally safe for consuming purpose.