Assessment of Physico-Chemical Property of the Gomti River Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Determining the current condition of the water in the Gomti River along the Lucknow section was the aim of this investigation. Sewage pollution, levels of organic compounds, different heavy metals, and physico-chemical properties have all been thoroughly examined across Lucknow. The Gomti barrage is below, while Gaughat is upstream.Samples are moved from regions upstream to those downstream.Total solids, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, temperature, pH, As, Cd, nitrate, nitrite, chloride, iron, copper, hardness, and dissolved oxygen (DO) are all examined in water samples. According to the study's findings, the Gomti River is contaminated by numerous drains that dump untreated household and industrial garbage into the river. Other reasons to remove solid waste at pumping stations include the fact that most branch and trunk sewers don't work properly or that the pumping station occasionally malfunctions, causing sewage waste to be bypassed and dumped straight into the Gomti River. According to the report, the discharge of untreated garbage from roughly 26 major drains along the Gaughat to Gomti barrage has caused the water quality to deteriorate. The Gomti River near Lucknow, also known as Gaughat, is a river that has a minimum pH of 7.55 and a maximum dissolved oxygen content of 3.33 mg/lit. But due to presence of 26 drains the dissolved oxygen level decreases with its stretch and showed minimal DO at Laxmanamela Park.