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: 22/09/2020 Sample Time: 13:00  
Human Activities: Bathing & washing, Navigation Weather: Cloudy Water Body: Ganga
Frequency Of Monitoring: Quarterly Use Based Class: C Approximate Depth(Bottom/Table): 2.00 m 
Color & Intensity: Mod Brown Odour: Odour free Visible effluent discharge: None


Water Quality
Parameter Test Result Unit
  Conductivity   269.60   µs/cm
  Calcium   28.24   mg/l
  Magnesium   7.62   mg/l
  Sodium   20.91   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   152.00   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   724.00   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   101.96   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   410.00   mg/l
  Turbidity   314.00   NTU
  Nitrite N   0.21   mg/l
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   NIL   mg/l
  Dissolved O2(DO)   4.60   mg/l
  E-coli   50000   MPN/100ml
  Fecal Coliform   80000   MPN/100ml
  Fecal Streptococci   130   MPN/100ml
  Nitrate-N   0.59   mg/l
  pH   7.30   Unit
  BOD   2.80   mg/l
  Chloride   11.74   mg/l
  COD   16.00   mg/l
  Fluoride   0.19   mg/l
  Temperature(Water)   32.0   ⁰C
  Total Coliform   170000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   0.24   mg/l
  Sulphate   17.60   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   110.20   mg/l
  Potassium   3.86   mg/l
  Ammonia-N   0.18   mg/l