Physical Characteristics of Groundwater at Pantnagar (Uttarakhand)

Vineeta Singh

Abstract: The study on physical properties of hand pump water at Pantnagar was carried out. Five places were identified for collecting the water samples. The samples were collected from Ta Colony, Jha Colony, Phool Bagh, Lal Bagh and Nagla. The depth of boring at these places was 100 feet. I was found that, in general the water is suitable for consumption except for the samples taken from hand pump at Lal Bagh, since its? appearance is not suitable for drinking purpose The water quality standards for drinking water as per described by the WHO guidelines and IS standards need to be maintained and if the standards are not met the water should be filtered and treated properly before its consumption.

Keywords: Ground water, Pantnagar