West Bengal Pollution Control Board

Central Laboratory

Paribesh Bhawan, 10A, Block LA, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 106. (033) 2335-5953



Station: GANGA AT HOWRAH-SHIVPUR, WEST BENGAL River Basin: GANGA CPCB Station Code: 1471
Sample Date: 07/02/2022 Sample Time: 13:35  
Human Activities: Navigation Weather: Sunny clear Water Body: Ganga
Frequency Of Monitoring: Quarterly Use Based Class: C Approximate Depth(Bottom/Table): 2.00 m 
Color & Intensity: Clear Odour: Odour free Visible effluent discharge: Moderate


Water Quality
Parameter Test Result Unit
  Ammonia-N   0.15   mg/l
  BOD   3.20   mg/l
  Conductivity   412.03   µs/cm
  Dissolved O2(DO)   7.50   mg/l
  E-coli   33000   MPN/100ml
  Fecal Coliform   49000   MPN/100ml
  Fecal Streptococci   330   MPN/100ml
  Nitrate-N   1.00   mg/l
  pH   7.85   Unit
  Temperature(Water)   21.0   ⁰C
  Total Coliform   110000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   43.20   mg/l
  Chloride   21.06   mg/l
  COD   13.00   mg/l
  Fluoride   0.26   mg/l
  Magnesium   14.58   mg/l
  Nitrite N   0.05   mg/l
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   NIL   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   0.09   mg/l
  Potassium   4.30   mg/l
  Sodium   45.00   mg/l
  Sulphate   22.53   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   164.00   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   252.00   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   296.00   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   168.00   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   112.00   mg/l
  Turbidity   40.23   NTU