Hydro-Chemical Analysis and Evaluation of Ground Water Quality for Drinking and Irrigation purpose around Solid Waste Dumping Site at Uruli Devachi, Pune, Maharashtra

Groundwater contributes to main source of drinking water and irrigation in most of the villages in India. But many resources are polluted due to various factors and one of the main reason for pollution is solid waste dumping. The paper presents the evaluation of groundwater quality around solid waste dumping yard for drinking and irrigation at Uruli Devachi located in Pune district of Maharathtra. Water samples were collected from 7 open wells and 2 bore wells during premonsoon and post monsoon season of year 2014. The type of water that predominates in the study area is Ca-Cl type for both during pre and post-monsoon seasons. Suitability of water for drinking was checked by analysing various parameters with standard values. Also the feasibility of groundwater for agriculture was checked by finding the sodium adsorption ratio, residual sodium carbonate and sodium hazards.