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 GARDEN REACH, WEST BENGAL River Basin: GANGA CPCB Station Code: 1470
Sample Date: 20/05/2019 Sample Time: 14:30  
Human Activities: Fishing Weather: Sunny Water Body: Ganga
Frequency Of Monitoring: Quarterly Use Based Class: C Approximate Depth(Bottom/Table): 2.00 m 
Color & Intensity: Mod Brown Odour: Fishy Visible effluent discharge: Moderate


Water Quality
Parameter Test Result Unit
  Conductivity   337.7   µs/cm
  Dissolved O2(DO)   6.2   mg/l
  Fecal Coliform   170000   MPN/100ml
  Nitrate-N   0.27   mg/l
  pH   7.91   Unit
  Temperature   32   ⁰C
  Total Coliform   300000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   29.80   mg/l
  Chloride   33.99   mg/l
  COD   31.0   mg/l
  Fluoride   0.24   mg/l
  Magnesium   8.58   mg/l
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   0   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   0.11   mg/l
  Potassium   4.32   mg/l
  Sodium   28.84   mg/l
  Sulphate   31.92   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   102.0   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   104.0   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   102.0   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   109.80   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   608.0   mg/l
  Turbidity   165.0   NTU
  Ammonia-N   BDL   mg/l
  BOD   5.20   mg/l
  Nitrite N   0.03   mg/l