Seasonal and Temporal Variations in Physico Chemical and Bacteriological Characteristics of Chambal River in Kota City, Rajasthan

The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in Central and Northen India, and thus forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. The river flows north northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state. It is a legendary river and finds mention in ancient scriptures. The perennial Chambal originates at Janapav, south of Mhow town, near Manpur, Indore, on the south slope of the Vindhya Range in Madhya Pradesh. The Chambal and its tributaries drain the Malwa region of northwestern Madhya Pradesh, while its tributary, the Banas, which rises in the Aravalli Range, drains southeastern Rajasthan. It ends a confluence of five rivers, including the Chambal, Kwari, Yamuna, Sind, Pahuj, at Pachnada near Bhareh in Uttar Pradesh state, at the border of Bhind and Etawah districts. The Chambal River is considered pollution free, and hosts an amazing riverine faunal assemblage including 2 species of crocodilians - the mugger and gharial, 8 species of freshwater turtles, smooth coated otters, gangetic river dolphins, skimmers, black bellied terns, sarus cranes and black necked storks, amongst others. The Chambal River is used for hydropower generation at Gandhi Sagar dam, Rana Pratap Sagar dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam and for annual irrigation of 5668.01 square kilometres in the commands of the right main canal and the left main canal of the Kota Barrage. The present article describes seasonal and temporal variations in physico chemical and bacteriological characteristics of Chambal river in Kota City, Rajasthan. Bablu Ram Meena | Sandeep Singh "Seasonal and Temporal Variations in Physico-Chemical and Bacteriological Characteristics of Chambal River in Kota City, Rajasthan" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-2 , February 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49278.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/civil-engineering/49278/seasonal-and-temporal-variations-in-physicochemical-and-bacteriological-characteristics-of-chambal-river-in-kota-city-rajasthan/bablu-ram-meena