Paper Key : IRJ************044
Author: Mutahar Ali Shaikh,Muhammad Jaffar Memon,Abdul Rehman Memon,Hemu Karira,Najeeb Ur Rehman
Date Published: 15 Oct 2023
Abstract
The surface water quality of the Indus River from the Sukkur Barrage, the Rohri canal at Khairpur, and Mirwah Khairpur City was examined. Sukkur and Khairpur were chosen as the two cities for the examination. A total of 15 water samples were taken, including 5 samples from the Rohri Canal in Khairpur, 5 samples from the Sukkur Barrage, and 5 samples from Mirwah Khairpur City. For a period of two weeks, each sampling site was visited five times. Each sample was tested for thirteen physiochemical characteristics, including temperature, taste, odor, color, turbidity, pH, alkalinity, chlorides, hardness, total dissolved solids, nitrate, and sulfate. The results were then compared to the maximum allowable limits under Pakistani drinking water standard No. Ps 1932-2002. Pakistan standard and quality controls second revision. The studys findings showed that the physicochemical parameters of odor, color, taste, turbidity, PH, hardness, and nitrate were all within the ranges allowed by Pakistans drinking water standards. As a result, the testing laboratory deemed all of the results to be FIT and suitable for agricultural and drinking purposes.Keywords: Surface water quality, taste and odor, turbidity, alkalinity.