Comparative Study of Pre and Post Monsoon Water Quality in and Around Gandhidham, Kachchh, Gujarat, India, for the Year 2015

The major objective of the present report is to do comparative study of the physiochemical parameters including heavy metal contamination in surface, ground and potable water in industrial, residential and commercial zone in and around Gandhidham, Kachchh. To collect the information on the level of contamination 40 water samples were collected from various zones of Kachchh in and around Gandhidham Taluka, Gujarat during 23rd March and20th April 2015 i. e. Pre Monsoon Season. and 22nd October to 14th November 2015 ie Post Monsoon. Parameters like pH, electrical conductivity, TDS, salinity, total dissolved solids, total hardness, calcium and magnesium hardness, fluoride, potassium, sulphate, nitrate, silicate chloride and metals like Iron, Cadmium, Cobalt, Zinc, Manganese, Nickel and Copper were analysed.