Authors : A. Mishra1*, P. Meshram2, S. Deshpande3, M. Sinha4
Page Nos : 872-881
Description :
Nagpur is a fast developing cosmopolitan city harboring many surface water bodies. The City is blessed with 11 Water bodies. One of the Major Lake situated exactly at the centre of Nagpur City is Gandhi Sagar Lake. It is known by the names Shukravari Talao (lake), and Jumma Lake, located near Raman Science Center. The lake, which is said to be, exists for more than 275 years, was established as a source of water supply by Chand Sultan, then ruler of Nagpur. He created the water body in the form of streams being diverted to the Nag River, which was connected to the water reservoir and named it as \\\'Jumma Talab\\\'. Subsequently it came to be known as \\\'Shukrawari Talao\\\' during the Bhonsla and British periods when the first Raghuji declared Nagpur as the capital of his domain in 1742. While Gorewada Lake is situated on the northwest corner of Nagpur city. It is created with a 2,350 feet long dam in 1912; Water supply dept of Nagpur Municipal Corporation developed it as the primary drinking water source for Nagpur Gorewada Lake is surrounded by a dense forest.
For the evaluation of water quality WQI tool has been used. Data was collected in the pre and post-monsoon seasons. pH; Turbidity, Dissolved Oxygen, Fecal Coli forms, Biological Oxygen Demand, Total Phosphates, Nitrates and Total Dissolved Solids have been taken to calculate Water quality Index using an online calculating softaware20, 21. The present study revealed that Gandhi Sagar Lake is more polluted than that of Gorewada Lake, although few parameters have shown a variation with reference to surface water standards.
