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STUDY ON HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY OF GROUNDWATER IN
SANGANER TEHSIL, JAIPUR DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN *A. Mehta
1, T. Senapati
1 and R. Duggal
2
1School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Poornima University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
2Poornima Group of Institutions, Jaipur, Rajasthan
*Author of Correspondence
ABSTRACT
Groundwater is an important source for drinking water and its quality is a critical issue around the world.
Groundwater quality is affected by different natural as well as anthropogenic processes. As no significant
work appears to have been done in hydrogeochemistry of ground water in different villages of Sanganer
Tehsil, Jaipur, Rajasthan, prompted us to undertake a systematic study of the area. The study on
hydrochemical facies indicated that cations were dominated by sodium-potassium type; anions were
dominated by carbonate-bicarbonate and chloride type ones. Most of the groundwater samples were found
to be saline in nature with high SAR value. These indicators point out to sodium hazard in the soil, when
used for irrigation purpose. However, general hydrochemical parameters indicated that most of the
samples were within the maximum permissible limits for drinking water. Correlation matrix showed
relationships of varied types between different hydrochemical parameters. Parameters under study have
been found to be highly positive correlated (EC-TDS, TDS-Cl-, EC-Cl
-, Cl
--Na
+, TDS-Na
+), Positively
correlated (TDS-TH, EC-SO42-
, EC-Na+) and negatively correlated (pH-TDS, pH-Salinity, pH-TH) with
each other.
Keywords: Groundwater, Hydrogeochemistry, Hydrochemical Facies, SAR Value
INTRODUCTION
Water has been regarded as the largest natural resource in the form of groundwater and surface water.
Groundwater makes up about 20% of the world's fresh water supply, which is about 0.61% of the entire
world's water, including oceans and permanent snow. Deterioration of groundwater quality due to
different geogenic and anthropogenic activities are of great concern (CGWB 2010). Groundwater quality
in an area is dependent on various physical, chemical and biological factors. Rajasthan state is considered
as arid and semi-arid region. Due to scarcity of surface water, majority of the people in Rajasthan, have to
depend upon ground water resources. In many areas, ground water is the only available source for
drinking water. In this context, rapid increase in human population coupled with expanding urbanization
and industrialization has led to a greater imbalance between water availability and water demand. At the
same time, good quality of water in adequate quantity should be available to sustain a healthy life.
According to Prasanna et al., (2011) quantitative study is not sufficient for the management of ground
water. Qualitative study of the groundwater is equally important component of groundwater management.
Different researchers studied the importance of hydrogeochemical characteristics of groundwater in
different aquifers to solve the issues related to groundwater management (Panigrahy et al., 1996; Atwia et
al., 1997; Ballukraya and Ravi, 1999; Ramappa and Suresh, 2000) while others have done extensive study
on groundwater across India including Rajasthan (Kulashersta et al., 2002; Gupta et al., 2004; Garg et al.,
2006; Jain et al., 2006; Kumar and Singh, 2010; Kaur and Singh, 2011; Saxena and Saxena, 2013). As
such, the objective of this study is to explore the hydrogeochemistry of the groundwater in different
villages of Sanganer Tehsil, Jaipur, Rajasthan and also to find suitability of ground water for irrigation
purpose.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Study Area: Sanganer Tehsil is attached with main Jaipur city. It lies between 2649 to 2651 N latitude and 7546 to 7551 E longitude. It covers an area of 635.5 sq. km. The climate of the area under study is
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hot semiarid with extremes of temperature (15-45C) having average rainfall around 650 mm (26 inch.).
The location of study area is shown in the Map-1 given below:
Map 1: Study area map
Methodology
A total 40 samples were collected from different wells, tube-wells or hand-pumps from 40 villages
(Table-1) of Sanganer Tehsil during pre monsoon season between periods from June 05 to June 15, 2014.
All samples were labeled properly and according to the prerequisites for the sample analyses.
Temperature, pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity were measured on site using potable meter
(PCS Testr 35 Multi-parameter) while all other parameters were analyzed using distilled water and
according to the standard methods of APHA (2005). Locations from where samples have been taken are
shown in the Map-2 and the details of sample points are available in Table-1 with sampling sources.
Map 2: Topographic map of sampling points in Sanganer Tehsil
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Study on Hydrochemical Facies
In this study different hydro-chemical parameters of the groundwater were represented by plotting on a
Piper tri-linear diagram (Figure 1). The Piper diagram includes two triangles to represent cations and
anions respectively and one diamond shaped area to represent combination of anions and cations. From
this plot the concept of hydrogeochemical facies can be formulated (Piper, 1944).
The study of hydrogeochemical facies can be used as a useful tool to determine the flow pattern, rock-
water interaction and origin of chemical history of groundwater (Kumar and Kumar 2013). Piper diagram,
plotted from the available data is shown in Table-1. From the Piper diagram, it can be interpreted that
cation concentration of the groundwater samples of the selected area is predominated by sodium-
potassium type, whereas anion concentration is dominated by carbonate-bicarbonate type and chloride
type.
Salinity Hazard
The salinity hazard can be assumed from electrical conductivity result. Conductivity of water is
influenced by the presence of ions in water (Walton 1970). Highly saline water is unfit for drinking and
other purposes as well as for agriculture purpose. According to the salinity hazard classification (Table-2),
most of the samples are highly saline (57.5%) and 15% samples are extremely saline.
SAR: Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR) is an important parameter of groundwater quality monitoring. SAR
value can be used for determination of suitability of irrigation water because it is responsible for sodium
hazard. SAR is defined as
2
22
MgCa
NaSAR
Where all concentrations were expressed in mg/l. In the present study, the range of SAR value of
groundwater in the studied area varied from 7.22 to 88.91 values. The average SAR value is supposed to
be 25.89. It has been found that 37.5% sampling sites showed very high SAR value while another 37.5%
showed high SAR value.
SAR value was found to be lower only in 7.5% sampling sites. Higher SAR value can cause sodium
hazard in the soil when it is used for irrigation purpose. If groundwater with high SAR value is used in
irrigation, then Ca++
ions of soil have a tendency to be replaced by Na+ ions, which in turn disturb the soil
structure (Tatawat and Chandel, 2008) and degrade the soil quality.
General Hydrochemistry of Groundwater
pH: The values of pH ranged from 7 to 9. Minimum pH (7.25) was observed in Govindpura village
(Sample No.-13) while Maximum pH (8.87) was observed in Laxmipura village (Sample No.-22) (Table-
1). All water samples were found to be within limits but were alkaline in nature. The pH showed negative
correlation with almost all investigated parameters (Table-3).
Electrical Conductivity (EC): Minimum (530 mhos/cm) and maximum (4850 mhos/cm) EC was found
in Pratapnagar (Sample No.-29) and Beelwa (Sample No.-7) villages respectively (Table-1 and Graph-1).
By analyzing the results, all water samples showed EC higher than permissible limit.
TDS (Total Dissolved Solids): EC signifies the amount of TDS in water. Findings of the present study
were in agreement with the results of the survey conducted by Jain et al. (2006). The total dissolved solids
in drinking water reveal saline behavior of water, which indicates the organic pollution level of water.
Minimum (298 mg/l) and maximum (1950 25 mg/l) concentration of TDS was observed from
Jaranwala (Sample No.-17) and Bamoriya (Sample No.-5) villages respectively (Table-1 and Graph-2).
According to W.H.O. (1984), TDS should be between 500-1500 mg/l. TDS was found to be within limit
in 72.50% villages, lower in 22.50% villages, whereas 5.00% villages showed TDS higher than
acceptable limit. It showed highly positive correlation with EC (Table-3).
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Table 1: Physico-chemical analysis of the Groundwater Samples of Sanganer Tehsil
Sample
No. Sampling Sites Source
Temp.
(C)
EC
(mhos/cm) pH
TDS
(mg/l)
HCO3-
(mg/l)
CO32-
(mg/l)
TH
(mg/l)
1 Asawala H 28.6 1913 7.32 682.80 126 28 290
2 Bagru H 31.6 1180 8.60 652.80 268 24 250
3 Bagru Rawan T 28.5 1330 8.70 558.92 278 20 130
4 Baksawala H 29.7 1652 7.92 655.60 126 32 250
5 Bamoriya W 30.4 3600 8.54 1950.20 390 18 300
6 Bar ka Balaji W 30.2 660 8.72 347.34 183 24 175
7 Beelwa H 31 4850 7.69 1418.70 360 24 630
8 Bhankrota H 30.6 560 8.50 334.70 207 24 150
9 Bhatawala T 29.6 1856 7.77 801.10 138 40 280
10 Dayalpura H 30.2 3080 7.42 848.80 68 26 190
11 Durgapura H 29.4 750 8.60 483.88 166 24 225
12 Goner T 28.7 630 8.20 362.90 305 0 125
13 Govindpura T 30 1479 7.25 667.14 368 20 280
14 Hajiwala T 28.5 860 7.60 435.72 198 0 86
15 Heerapura H 29 550 8.50 315.02 215 24 100
16 Jagannathpura H 28.2 1060 8.70 693.08 220 18 157
17 Jaranwala T 31.5 930 8.60 298.28 186 24 72
18 Khetapura H 29.2 2680 7.69 860.20 110 0 170
19 Khori H 30.2 720 8.50 560 122 24 200
20 Kishorpura H 30.5 650 8.50 722.30 225 22 165
21 Lakhawas H 33.8 1530 8.70 691.40 130 11 96
22 Laxmipura No. 1 W 31.4 2370 8.87 647.80 75 0 170
23 Mahapura H 28.6 987 7.52 721.36 348 24 280
24 Mahel T 29.6 1120 8.00 758 368 0 370
25 Manoharpura H 29.5 1735 8.60 628.40 386 0 128
26 Mohanpura H 28.8 1992 7.83 691.81 79 20 140
27 Muhana H 30.1 690 8.00 400.90 391 0 200
28 Nevta T 30.5 980 8.20 556.70 379 0 145
29 Pratapnagar H 29.8 530 7.60 565.80 400 18 255
30 Ramchandrapur
a T 29.4 758 7.40 625.86 203 0 184
31 Ramsinghpura T 32.7 1619 7.30 1164.20 426 16 560
32 Sanganer H 29.8 1260 8.10 643.90 205 0 350
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33 Seemliya T 33.6 1812 7.59 604.72 170 20 210
34 Shikarpura T 29 3040 7.25 1354.91 165 16 1360
35 Sirani H 28.8 720 8.00 426.86 305 0 150
36 Sitapura T 28.6 1350 8.40 519.24 152 15 236
37 Sukhdeopura T 29 953 7.90 591 258 20 425
38 Surajpura H 30.3 2180 7.70 656.59 326 0 200
39 Teelawas T 29.7 1160 8.70 633.08 422 22 135
40 Vatika T 30.2 2210 7.70 1677.97 854 18 330
Minimum 28.2 530 7.25 298.28 68 0 72
Maximum 33.8 4850 8.87 1950.2 854 40 1360
Mean 29.97 1499.65 8.067 705.249 257.525 15.4 253.725
Std. Deviation 1.31153 940.22748 .50637 353.13778 144.98948 11.21309 214.74648
Table 1: Physico-Chemical analysis of the Groundwater Samples of Sanganer Tehsil (continued..)
Sample
No. Sampling Sites
Ca2+
(mg/l)
Mg2+
(mg/l)
Cl-
(mg/l)
SO42-
(mg/l)
Na+
(mg/l)
K+
(mg/l) Na%
RSC
(mg/l)
SAR
(mg/l)
1 Asawala 48 40.80 289 63 136 3 61.01843723 65.2 20.41
2 Bagru 72 16.80 184 24 156 2 64.01944895 203.2 23.41
3 Bagru Rawan 36.80 9.12 135 51 75 1 62.33595801 252.08 15.65
4 Baksawala 44 33.60 264 56 138 3 64.50137237 80.4 22.15
5 Bamoriya 88 19.20 808 91 651 5 85.95387841 300.8 88.92
6 Bar ka Balaji 49.60 12.24 71 25 53 3 47.52206382 145.16 9.53
7 Beelwa 84 100.8 264.91 264 254 2 58.07622505 199.2 26.42
8 Bhankrota 43.20 10.08 35 38 58 1 52.54720342 177.72 11.24
9 Bhatawala 40 43.20 314.9 92 178 4 68.62745098 94.8 27.59
10 Dayalpura 28 28.80 416 57 240 5 81.17958913 37.2 45.04
11 Durgapura 67.20 13.68 99 0 70 2 47.09576138 109.12 11.01
12 Goner 36 8.40 35 0 93 2 68.1492109 260.6 19.74
13 Govindpura 40 43.20 164.94 30 145 2 63.8575152 304.8 22.48
14 Hajiwala 25.2 5.52 79 55 128 1 80.7663411 167.28 32.66
15 Heerapura 28.8 6.72 35 7 68 4 66.96428571 203.48 16.14
16 Jagannathpura 46 10.08 190 65 188 1 77.11767586 181.92 35.50
17 Jaranwala 20 5.28 30 28 76 2 75.5228505 184.72 21.38
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18 Khetapura 36 19.20 325 136 250 4 82.14747736 54.8 47.57
19 Khori 60 12 160 0 106 3 60.22099448 74 17.67
20 Kishorpura 48 10.8 140 120 186 3 76.27118644 188.2 34.30
21 Lakhawas 28.4 6 235 67 210 5 86.20689655 106.6 50.64
22 Laxmipura No. 1 24 26.4 294.9 59 178 2 78.125 24.6 35.46
23 Mahapura 80.4 18.96 118 98 148 1 59.99355774 272.64 20.99
24 Mahel 108 24 234 53 118 5 48.23529412 236 14.52
25 Manoharpura 39.2 7.2 165 0 172 4 79.13669065 339.6 35.71
26 Mohanpura 32 14.4 244.91 129 191 3 80.69883527 52.6 39.65
27 Muhana 66 8.4 36 0 82 2 53.03030303 316.6 13.44
28 Nevta 46 7.2 106 29 149 22 76.27118644 325.8 28.89
29 Pratapnagar 84 10.8 86 38 112 2 54.59770115 323.2 16.27
30 Ramchandrapura 58 9.36 152 105 155 3 70.11004615 135.64 26.71
31 Ramsinghpura 132 55.2 354 111 210 5 53.45599204 254.8 21.71
32 Sanganer 76 38.4 248 34 106 3 48.79140555 90.6 14.02
33 Seemliya 56 16.8 249.92 7 142 2 66.42066421 117.2 23.54
34 Shikarpura 388 93.6 589.81 36 122 1 20.34402911 300.6 7.87
35 Sirani 38.4 12.96 57 0 99 2 66.29036493 253.64 19.53
36 Sitapura 44 30.24 228 12 78 1 51.55311929 92.76 12.80
37 Sukhdeopura 90 48 139 84 60 1 30.65326633 140 7.23
38 Surajpura 28 31.2 339.89 2.5 45 2 44.25612053 266.8 8.27
39 Teelawas 39.2 8.88 187 56 89 2 65.42996836 395.92 18.15
40 Vatika 76 33.6 389.87 68.5 529 2 82.89103965 762.4 71.46
Minimum 20 5.28 30 0 45 1 20.34402911 24.6 7.223151
Maximum 388 100.8 808 264 651 22 86.20689655 762.4 88.91982
Mean 61.6 23.778 212.3513 54.775 156.1 3.075 64.00966018 202.317 25.89222
Std. Deviation 58.45558 21.70003 156.23248 51.66422 115.96281 3.32348 15.00179167 133.29731 16.80184
Temp.-Temperature, TDS-Total dissolved solids, TH-Total Hardness, RSC-Residual Sodium Carbonate, SAR-Sodium Adsorption Ratio, Std.
Deviation- Standard Deviation, W- Well, T- Tube Well, H- Hand Pump
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Table 2: Salinity hazard table (Salinity hazard classification table after Richard 1954)
Salinity hazard
class EC in s/cm Water Class
Number of
samples % of sample
C1 2250 Very high 6 15%
Table 3: Correlation matrix of parameters of water samples of villages of Sanganer Tehsil
Para
meter EC pH
TD
S
HC
O3-
CO
32-
TH
Ca2
+
Mg2
+
Cl-
SO42-
Na
+ K
+
Na
%
R
S
C
S
A
R
EC 1
pH -
.295 1
TDS .765**
-
.292 1
HCO3-
.020 -
.120
.424**
1
CO32-
.101 .011 .121 -
.165 1
TH .470**
-
.457**
.556**
.098
.11
0 1
Ca2+
.274
-
.350*
.466**
.106
.02
7 .945**
1
Mg2+
.673**
-
.521**
.569**
.061
.21
7 .848**
.628**
1
Cl-
.775**
-
.261 .857**
.058
.09
6
.520**
.453**
.503**
1
SO42-
.578**
-
.282
.531**
.028
.19
8 .247 .065
.480**
.305 1
Na+
.592**
-
.093 .858**
.407**
.05
7 .110 .070 .147
.714**
.422**
1
K+ .009 .028 .043 .095
-
.21
2
-
.114
-
.084
-
.135 .043
-
.011 .140 1
Na% .150 .195 .139 .016
-
.06
0
-
.592**
-
.585**
-
.462**
.086 .216 .552**
.16
9 1
RSC -
.010
-
.078
.388*
.944**
-
.13
6
.159 .222 .019 .070 -
.102
.359*
.07
3 .014 1
SAR .476**
.046
.650**
.241
-
.03
3
-
.162
-
.167
-
.116 .570**
.348*
.927**
.19
4 .788**
.2
27 1
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Figure 1: Tri-linear Piper Diagram for different hydro-chemical parameters
Graph 1: EC of villages of Sanganer Tehsil
Graph 2: TDS of villages of Sanganer Tehsil
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Graph 3: Chloride of villages of Sanganer Tehsil
Graph 4: Correlation between Chloride and EC of villages of Sanganer Tehsil
Total Hardness (TH): Minimum (72 mg/l) and maximum (1360 mg/l) total hardness was observed in
Jaranwala (Sample No.-17) and Shikarpura (Sample No.-34) villages respectively (Table-1). W.H.O. has
recommended safe permissible limit for hardness to be 100-500 mg/l. In groundwater, hardness is mainly
due to carbonates, bicarbonates, sulphates and chlorides of Ca2+
and Mg2+
. Total hardness was higher in
7.50% villages; below than permissible limit in 7.50% villages whereas 85.00% samples showed TH
within optimum limit.
Chloride (Cl -): The chloride content was higher than permissible limit (200-600 mg/l) in 2.50% villages
whereas it was lower in 55.00% villages. Only 42.50% villages were within optimum limit. High content
of chloride gives salty taste to water. Minimum (30 mg/l) was reported from Jaranwala village (Sample
no.-17) and maximum (808 mg/l) was observed from Bamoriya village (Sample No.-5) (Table-1 &
Graph-3). It shows positive correlation with electrical conductivity (Table-3 and Graph-4).
Bicarbonate (HCO3 -): CO3
-2 and HCO3
- taken
together make total alkalinity. Higher values of alkalinity
give undesirable taste to water and also make it not potable. Minimum bicarbonate (HCO3-) (68 mg/l) was
observed in Dayalpura village (Sample No.-10) while maximum (854 mg/l) was found in Vatika village
(Sample No.-40).
Sodium (Na+) and Potassium (K
+): Minimum (45 mg/l) and maximum (651 mg/l) Sodium (Na
+) content
was observed from Surajpura (Sample No.-38) and Bamoriya (Sample No.-5) villages respectively
(Table-1). Almost all villages (90.00%) contained higher concentration of Na+ except in Surajpura village
0500
100015002000250030003500400045005000
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
EC
Chloride
EC
and C
hlo
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Val
ues
Sample No.
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wherein it was below limit. The acceptable limit for Na+ is 50 mg/l and K
+ is 20 mg/l according to
W.H.O. guidelines (1984). Potassium (K+) content of water samples varied from 1 to 22 mg/l.
Conclusion
The study focused on analyzing and evaluating ground water quality in areas with poor quality of
drinking water & adverse effects on irrigation of ground water in affected areas of Rajasthan with
particular reference to Sanganer Tehsil of Jaipur District. The salinity hazard is alarming in the study area
as 72.5% samples fall in this range indicative of being unsuitable from the point of view of drinking water
as well as irrigation. Higher SAR values also indicate that soil structure may be disturbed in near future.
However, most of the general hydrochemistry parameters of studied samples were within the maximum
permissible limits for drinking water.
ACKNOLEDGEMENT
The authors are thankful to Dr. K.K.S. Bhatia, President, Poornima University, Er. H. K. Solanki,
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (Ministry of Rural
Development, Govt. of India), Jaipur, and Dr. Susmita Sharma, Associate Professor, Poornima College of
Engineering, Jaipur for their valuable suggestions and support.
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