Study of groundwater quality of Valsad District of South Gujarat for irrigation purpose

Groundwater samples were collected from five talukas of Valsad district for two years (from August 2008 to July 2009) and were analyzed to findout the suitability of irrigation purpose. Hence parameters like pH, EC (Electrical Conductance), Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium were determined in present investigation. Groundwater of the study area was classified according to sodium absorption ratio (SAR), EC, US Salinity laboratory classification. The value of SAR indicates that majority of samples fall in low sodium hazard category. On the basis of EC, groundwater of Dhamdachi village is not found suitable for irrigation purpose.

Author(s): P. Shroff, R. T. Vashi, V. A. Champaneri and K. K. Patel

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