West Bengal Pollution Control Board

Siliguri Laboratory

Paribesh Bhawan, Paribahan Nagar, P.O. Matigara, Siliguri,Darjeeling 734 428.



Station: MAHANANDA AT SILIGURI River Basin: Mahananda CPCB Station Code: 1946
Sample Date: 14/01/2019 Sample Time: 11:50  
Human Activities: Bathing,Fishing,cattle wading,Swimming,Washing Clothes and Utensils Weather: Clear Water Body: Mahananda at Siliguri
Frequency Of Monitoring: Quarterly Use Based Class: C Approximate Depth(Bottom/Table): 1.00 m 
Color & Intensity: Moderately Turbid and Brown Odour: Fishy Visible effluent discharge: Moderate


Water Quality
Parameter Test Result Unit
  pH   6.08   Unit
  Temperature   21   ⁰C
  Total Coliform   21000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   0.014   mg/l
  Calcium   11.22   mg/l
  Chloride   12.72   mg/l
  Potassium   4.00   mg/l
  Sodium   13.22   mg/l
  Sulphate   4.85   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   72.00   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   198.0   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   32.0   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   52.00   mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   30.0   mg/l
  Turbidity   0.65   NTU
  Ammonia-N   0.37   mg/l
  BOD   2.40   mg/l
  Conductivity   158.20   µs/cm
  Dissolved O2(DO)   6.90   mg/l
  Fecal Coliform   9000   MPN/100ml
  Nitrate-N   0.60   mg/l
  COD   41.00   mg/l
  Fluoride   BDL   mg/l
  Magnesium   6.72   mg/l
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   Nil   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   0.241   mg/l