Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality Assessment of Abu Road and Sirohi Blocks, District Sirohi, Rajasthan.

Shubhendra Pal Singh; Dr. Kamal Kant Sharma; Dr. Vinod Agrawal

Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2018

Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality Assessment of Abu Road and Sirohi Blocks, District Sirohi, Rajasthan.

Shubhendra Pal Singh, Dr. Kamal Kant Sharma, Dr. Vinod Agrawal

Abstract :

An attempt has been made in the present study, to assess the groundwater potential and quality of Abu Road and Sirohi blocks of district Sirohi, Rajasthan along with the hydrogeological characteristics. Hydrogeologically, the Abu Road block is characterized by the consolidated metasediments and crystalline igneous rocks while Sirohi block is having both consolidated and unconsolidated formations. Physico–chemical characteristics of 32 groundwater samples (14 from Abu Road and 18 from Sirohi) were analyzed to ascertain the suitability of the available groundwater resources for the drinking use. Various water quality parameters were analyzed viz. pH, TDS, Total hardness, alkalinity, nitrate, chloride, and fluoride. Many villages in these blocks do not have safe water quality as the available groundwater sources are having many problem parameters beyond the maximum permissible limits of BIS.