“Study of various Physico-chemical Parameters of upper lake water in Bhopal region of Madhya Pradesh, India.”

Abstract

In India, various manmade and natural lakes, reservoirs and wetlands are located within the urban limits of major cities. These water resources objectively fulfil different demands of mankind but due to ever increasing anthropogenic influences and ambient urbanization, several water bodies are gradually being degraded badly. The cumulative Impacts of anthropogenic pressure and pollution load from point and non-point sources are affecting water quantity and quality of these urban water bodies. The Upper Lake is one of the important urban lakes of India, located in Bhopal which is a state capital of Madhya Pradesh. Constructed in the 11th Century, the 1000 years old water body is still one of the major potable water sources for the people of Bhopal city. This lake is being used as a prime source of drinking water supply for Bhopal city. The present study was carried out to evaluate the use of simple, easy-to-perform, physico-chemical analysis for assessing upper lake water quality. The aim of the study is to evaluate the use of simple physico-chemical parameters to assess lake water quality. And also find out the organic load increase to domestic drain, when, drain are without treatment discharge in lake. The upper lake which is used by local inhabitants and is moderate pollution. Primary survey around the upper lake to finding out some domestic drain and rainy season drain are without treatment discharge in the upper lake. First of all, required data are collected i.e. catchment area and physico-chemical parameter of upper lake. Selection of simple, physico-chemical parameters to assess the water quality of lake, and physico-chemical parameters to assess the water quality of domestic drain. Analysing those simple, physico-chemical parameters to assess organic load effect on the upper lake water quality. Those simple, physico-chemical parameter result indicate are organic load increase in upper lake.