Physiochemical Analysis of Gomti River in Lucknow City, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

River water is significant for every living organism. In Indian mythology, rivers are given the status of Goddesses and were worship. Modernization and urbanization have polluted the river water and degraded their status. Assessment of water quality and determination of pollution level has become a big necessity today. In view of the above, the present work envisages findings of various physicochemical characteristics (pH, hardness, chloride, alkalinity, etc.) examined for Gomti river water samples collected from three different locations of Lucknow. This study was meant to determine the recent status of river Gomti along the Lucknow stretch. Results of the study indicated that river water is highly contaminated and not suitable for recreational activities.