Physico–chemical and Bacteriological investigation on the River Nethravathy of Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka state in India

Kumara Hegde B A; Padmalatha Rai S; Asha Jyothi C; Ramachandra Y L

Volume : IV, Issue : II, February - 2015

Physico–chemical and Bacteriological investigation on the River Nethravathy of Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka state in India

Kumara Hegde B A, Padmalatha Rai S, Asha Jyothi C, Ramachandra Y L

Abstract :

River Nethravathy is a medium, perennial river, for most of the year, the river bed remains flowing thinly. The abundance of water during June to December off-sets the balance of water for all irrigation wells along the length of the river and prompted it as the chief source of drinking water Western Ghats, one of the 18 biodiversity hot spots of the world, together with the West Coast, form an important ecological region. Nethravathy is regarded as sacred river and people of Dakshina Kannada district worship it with supreme reverence. In the present investigation the water quality was studied by direct measurement of physico-chemical properties.