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: 07/08/2019 Sample Time: 12:15  
Human Activities: Bathing & washing Weather: Cloudy, Rainy 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
  Potassium   4.68   mg/l
  Sodium   17.71   mg/l
  Sulphate   10.53   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   104.00   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   100.00   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   333.00   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   94.34   mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   247.00   mg/l
  Ammonia-N   0.15   mg/l
  BOD   1.50   mg/l
  Conductivity   298.70   µs/cm
  Fecal Coliform   70000   MPN/100ml
  pH   7.46   Unit
  Phosphate-P   0.74   mg/l
  Total Coliform   120000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   30.94   mg/l
  Chloride   12.00   mg/l
  Temperature   32.0   ⁰C
  Turbidity   237.00   NTU
  Dissolved O2(DO)   4.80   mg/l
  COD   8.16   mg/l
  Fluoride   0.21   mg/l
  Magnesium   4.13   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Fecal Streptococci   40   MPN/100ml
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   NIL   mg/l
  Nitrate-N   0.61   mg/l
  Nitrite N   0.01   mg/l
  E-coli   8000   MPN/100ml