Authors : D. M. Gaidhane, M. Subhas and Pratibha S. Dhande
Page Nos : 177-182
Description :
Ramala lake is an ancient lake in Chandrapur built by Gond Raja of Chandrapur for its domestic use of water. It is not
a perennial lake as it dries during Summer season. Its sediments study was carried out for a period of 1 month (March,
2022) as a project work of our M.Sc. student. During the study period, physico-chemical parameters of soil was analyzed
including Soil texture (sand, silt and clay), Moisture, soil pH, Electrical conductivity, Organic carbon, Calcium,
Magnesium, and Calcium carbonate. The percentage of Sand was found 38%, Silt - 23.00%, Clay - 39%, moisture -
6.62%, pH - 7.5, Electrical conductivity - 0.18 ms, Organic carbon -0.41%, Calcium - 24.02 mg/l, Magnesium - 19.33
mg/l and CaCO3 – 3.90 mg/l. From this study it may be conclude that, the sediments quality of Ramala lake is good and
suitable for fish culture practices. Its waste water management is also important. For the conservation of Ramala lake,
Eichhornia plants should be removed every year.
