A STUDY ON WATER QUALITY OF MALAPRABHA RIVER NEAR MUNAVALLI TOWN OF BELAGAVI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA

Abstract

                  The paper deals with the study of the water quality of the Malaprabha River near Munavalli in Savadatti Taluk of Belagavi District. The Malaprabha River is a tributary of the Krishna River. River originates in the Western Ghat at kanakumbi village in Khanapur Taluk of Belagavi District. It flows for a distance of 304 km from kanakumbi-khanapur-Savadatti-Naragund-Pattadakal and finally joins Krishna river at Kudala Sangama in Bagalkot district.The monitoring of the water quality of the Malaprabh River was carried out on a seasonal basis for one year from November 2020 to October 2021. Five sampling sites were selected, one upstream and the rest four sites downstream of Munavalli town. Parameters like pH and temperature were measured on site and the remaining parameters like BOD, Chloride, Nitrate, Sulphate, Do, etc., were analyzed in the laboratory by following standard methods. This river water is contaminated with industrial effluents and anthropogenic activities like bathing, washing clothes, utensils, and vehicles etc., Thus, there is a need of monitoring the water quality of the river.