Assessment of Irrigation Water Quality

Abstract

: In the present study agricultural irrigation water sample were analysed to evaluate its physicochemical profile. Normally farmers get the soil quality tasted for selection of crops but the irrigation water quality is rarely tasted. Present study was undertaken in village Viramgaon , Tal. Khultabad, Dist. Aurangabad. Selection of samples done randomly from different gut numbers of total farm area. Ten Bore well samples were taken for the study and analysed for physical and chemical parameters like pH, Salinity, Na, Ca, Mg, Co 3 , HCo 3 ,Cl, So 4, Sodium Absorption ratio and Residual sodium carbonate using standard methods prescribed by APHA . The obtain values were compared with the standard limits of CPCB and FAO. The salinity is high than the prescribed standards which may leads to physiological drought condition.