Assessment of Water Quality around Parichha Thermal Power Plant, Jhansi, India

Abstract

Groundwater is a vital national resource. To protect it, sustainable use, careful planning, and conservation strategies are necessary to ensure its quality and availability for the future. The purpose of this research is to assess the water quality in the surroundings of the Parichha thermal power plant. This work determined physicochemical parameters pH (Potential of Hydrogen), EC (Electrical Conductivity), TDS (Total Dissolved Solids), Total Hardness, Ca2+ (Calcium ion), Mg2+ (Magnesium ion), Total Alkalinity, and others in both underground and surface water samples collected near Parichha Thermal Power Plant in Jhansi. The correlation coefficients (r) between the various water quality characteristics of the groundwater samples analysed were determined. The results according to the water quality index (WQI) score showed that Site 1 and Site 2 cannot be used for drinking water, but the other sites 3 and 4 have good WQI scores indicating that the water quality of these sites is good and drinkable.