Statistical Assessment of Water Quality Index (WQI) of Narmada River Water Parameters in Narmadapuram City, Madhya Pradesh, India

Dr. D. S. Saluja

Abstract: Water is an essential need of human being and industrial development. Water should be safe for drinking purpose. Various national and International agencies have prescribed Standards for various uses of water in term of water quality parameters. Water Quality Index (WQI) provides meaningful information about water quality to general public and policy makers also. Present work deals with the various physico -chemical parameters of Narmada River water in Narmadapuram (M.P.). The results obtained will compare with the guidelines provided by World Health Organization (WHO) and Bureau of Indian standards (BIS). All these results would be helpful to indicate the suitability of water for domestic industrial and irrigation purposes and to improve the quality of river water in future.

Keywords: Water Quality Index, WQI, Physico-Chemical Parameters, Water Quality Standards, Word Health Organization, WHO, Bureau of Indian Standard, BIS