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: 24/04/2019 Sample Time: 12:30  
Human Activities: Bathing & Washing Weather: Sunny Water Body: Ganga
Frequency Of Monitoring: Quarterly Use Based Class: C Approximate Depth(Bottom/Table): 2.00 m 
Color & Intensity: Muddy Odour: Odour free Visible effluent discharge: Moderate


Water Quality
Parameter Test Result Unit
  Fecal Coliform   240000   MPN/100ml
  BOD   4.10   mg/l
  Conductivity   379.4   µs/cm
  Dissolved O2(DO)   5.3   mg/l
  Chloride   19.99   mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   216.0   mg/l
  Nitrite N   0.01   mg/l
  pH   7.90   Unit
  Temperature   29   ⁰C
  Total Coliform   300000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   30.59   mg/l
  COD   8.65   mg/l
  Fluoride   0.23   mg/l
  Magnesium   12.86   mg/l
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   0   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   0.05   mg/l
  Potassium   5.10   mg/l
  Sodium   41.22   mg/l
  Sulphate   27.20   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   134.0   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   364.0   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   338.0   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   129.41   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Turbidity   110.0   NTU
  Ammonia-N   BDL   mg/l
  Nitrate-N   0.16   mg/l