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Canals are waterways channels, or
artificial waterways, which are in many areas serving the basic
needs of water, play a significant role in shaping the environmental
and ecological balance of the region through which it flows. Despite
of all these versatile contributory roles, knowingly or unknowingly
are being used as a dumping site for disposal of municipal and small
industrial waste. The main goal of this study was to compare extent
of pollution of Minor-Basavanna canal water with respect to water of
Tungabhadra Dam (T.B. Dam), Hospet, and ascertain its suitability
for irrigation. The present study was divided into two study areas,
i.e., T.B. Dam and Basavanna canal. Water samples were collected
from four locations from January 2019 to December 2019. Attempts
were made to study and analyze the physicochemical characteristics
of the T.B. Dam and canal water such as temperature, pH, electrical
conductivity, total dissolved solid, total alkalinity, dissolved
oxygen, chemical oxygen demand, and biological oxygen demand, which
were investigated to know the present status of the Basavanna canal
water quality with compare to T.B. Dam water. During the present
study, Basavanna canal water showed significant pollution, is due to
human activities such as dumping wastes, anthropogenic activities,
washing activities, and discharge of sewage along the canal. |
