Assessment of Water Quality in Ramgarh Tal at Gorakhpur, U.P

For the proper conservation and management of a lake it is very important that the water quality of the Lake is monitored and assessed on a regular basis. Water quality monitoring and analysis of the Ramgarh Tal was carried out for various physico-chemical, and bacteriological parameters i.e. pH, total dissolved solids, turbidity, acidity, alkalinity, total hardness, chloride, DO, BOD, COD, faecal coliform, during January-2015 to June-2015. These parameters have been determined by collecting 48 water samples from the different sampling stations of the lake during the six months that is 8 samples have been collected per month from eight sampling stations which reveal the monthly variation in water quality in the lake. There is variation for pH (7-11), TDS (240-347mg/l), Turbidity (9-22), Alkalinity (166-325mg/l), Total Hardness (126-256mg/l), Chloride (64-176mg/l), DO (1.0-14.8mg/l), BOD (5.1-9mg/l), COD (35.7-164mg/l), Fecal Coliform (220-2400).