An Appraisal of the Mayurakshi River System Water Quality – the Agrarian Basin

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2017 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 4 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Suraj Ghosh, Shibani Chaudhury, Kumar Manoj

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I4P109

How to Cite?

Suraj Ghosh, Shibani Chaudhury, Kumar Manoj, "An Appraisal of the Mayurakshi River System Water Quality – the Agrarian Basin," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 4,  no. 4, pp. 50-56, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I4P109

Abstract:

The Mayurakshi River system is an important interstate river system in India, and is widely exploited for various purposes. A preliminary assessment of the water quality of the Mayurakshi system, at eleven strategically selected locations in the West Bengal (India), was carried out. Most of the water quality parameters were found to be within the regulatory limits of the recommended standards and other indices, including water quality index (WQI). The WQI values varied from 70.45 to 84.09, and designated the Mayurakshi system ecologically in the range of good water quality type. Agglomerative hierarchical cluster analysis (AHCA) grouped the sampling sites into three clusters based on river water utilization criteria: degree of domestic use, agricultural practices, and fisheries. The study showed the utility of AHCA in decreasing the number of sampling sites and increasing the efficacy of continuous monitoring of the Mayurakshi basin. Overall the basin water quality was found ecologically sustainable with limited anthropogenic impact on the river water environment.

Keywords:

Cluster Analysis; Multivariate Analysis; Water Quality Index; River Water Environment.

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