Assessment of water quality of the Bhima River for drinking purpose by water quality index

The objective of this study is to determine various water characteristics the Bhima River and its suitability for drinking, followed by a quality index evaluation. For continuous monitoring, samples were taken at eight locations between October 2020 September 2021. physicochemical parameters, such as pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), oxygen (DO), alkalinity (TA), hardness (TH), chloride (Cl-), sulphate (SO42-), phosphate (PO43-), nitrate (NO3-) measured. measured values these parameters compared with Indian standards. Due anthropogenic activities, EC, TH, TA all stations exceeded their BIS limits (The Bureau Standards). It was found that river's ranged from 45.23 75.43, indicating varies good very poor. Correlation reveals EC TDS show remarkable similarities strong correlation existed activities. Therefore, it important assess physiochemical concentration river before using drinking.