Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol.30, Issue 3, 2024

Page Number: 1259-1263

ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINE WATER DURING SUMMER

Anjana Chaudhuri, Shikha Shrivastava, Divya Kumudini Minj and Neetu Shrivastava

Abstract

This article’s goal is to compile diverse facts about abiotic variables, water quality, and seasonal fluctuations from current sources. In Chhattisgarh, India, mine water from underground coal mines is recycled and used in the public sector and on agricultural land as a source of thermal energy. Six water samples from the Surakachhar underground coalmine in the Korba region of Chhattisgarh were taken for this study in the morning hours of March, April which coincided with the start of the summer season. A total of sixteen physio-chemical parameters, including pH, alkanity, Total hardness fluorides, chlorides, BOD, COD, and DO, were measured. Averaging some or all of the characteristics yields the Water Quality Index (WQI), which measures the water’s quality in terms of index is most useful.