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Volume XVI |

Assessment of groundwater quality and its suitability for irrigation in Dindigul Corporation of Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: The Habitat Directive (HD) is the main strategy for nature The main aim of the study is to evaluate ground water quality suitable for irrigation purpose in Dindigul Corporation, Tamil Nadu, India. Within the study area 30 water samples were collected to determine the physical and chemical parameters. Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Sodium percentage (SP), Potential Salinity (PS), Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC), Kelly’s Ratio and Soluble Sodium Percent (SSP) have been determined to analyze the irrigation water quality. The analysis results reveal that SAR value indicates 84% of excellent, 13% of good and 3% of unsuitable water category. Based on sodium percent, only 10% are good, 50% are permissible and 40% are unsuitable for irrigation. Based on PS and RSC ratio about 97% comes under unsuitable category and 3% are suitable water for irrigation. Kelly’s Ratio and SSP values indicate 27% of good quality and 73% are unsuitable irrigation water. The high concentration of salinity was found in the western part of the study area. The results show that most of the samples are not suitable for irrigation.