DOI: 10.36347/sjet

Pages: 73-79

Water quality has become a major concern due to ever increasing anthropogenic activities that have polluted the water resources. A study on physico-chemical and biological characters of Malaprabha river near Jalikoppa village of Belgaum district. The main purpose of the present study is to know the suitability riverwater for drinking and irrigation purposes. Physico-chemical parameters such as temperature, rainfall, pH, BOD., DO, TDS, EC, Cl, Na, K, Th, Ca, Mg, SO4, NO3 and Fe were analyzed for two years using standard methods. The result indicates that the water is suitable for drinking and agriculture purposes.