Determination of Water Quality of Areas near by Amadalavalasa Mandal in Srikakulam District A.P.

Physico – Chemical analysis of well and bore well water samples was carried out from seven sampling stations from the Areas near by Amadalavalasa Mandal in Srikakulam district for six months during 2012 pre monsoon and post monsoon periods. The present study aimed to calculate Water Quality Index (WQI) in order to assess the suitability of water for drinking purposes. The results obtained on WQI from different sampling stations were found to be varied from 38.076 to 44.645. The WQI values indicate that the water maintains suitability for human consumption.