WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF GROUND WATER IN UPPER TONS BASIN

The quality of water is most important compared to quantity of water. The quality of groundwater varies depending on location and the level of the water table and is the outcome of all the activities that take place on the water. The Tons is also known as Tamas River, which originates from NFPI and meets the Ganga River in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh. The physic-chemical data have been collected for Amdara, Chorhata, Uchehara, Kakra, Amarpataan1, Naruara, Maihar New, Kusendi, Sabhaganj and Jhukehi in upper tons basin. Physical and chemical properties of groundwater have been done according to standard methods. Water quality indexing method used to analyses the water quality of groundwater in catchment. The parameters such as Chloride, Fluorides, Nitrates, Total Dissolved Solids and Electrical Conductivity etc. are having good state in groundwater in upper tons basin. The level of physico-chemical parameters in groundwater in upper tons basin have found within the permissible level which shows that the water is useful for various purpose.the Amdara, chorhata, Uchehara, Amarpatan and Jhukehi have excellent quality of ground water in the catchment and Kakra, Narura, Maihar new, Kusendi and Sabhaganj have good quality of ground water found in the catchment.