Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Pollution Studies ISSN: 3107-8419 (Online)

Authors:  Shweta Purwar, R.J. Rao

Abstract:  The proliferation of waste dumps in Pune city has become a growing menace to humans and natural ecosystems. This study has investigated to the effect of waste dump on river Pavana and river Indrayani. River Pavana flows from the city area and river Indrayani is situated near Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation where heavy solid waste dumping occurs in the river side of Pune City, water samples were collected from the different study sites of rivers during the summer and rainy season and following established protocols for water quality analysis. This Pavana River has served as the main source of water supply to many rural communities downstream. Data collected were analyzed using multivariate statistical techniques. The results showed that the waste dump had significant effect on the river water quality, especially during the rainy season. Some water parameters such as electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids and biological oxygen demand, recorded increased concentration levels in all seasons. The concentration levels of coliform bacteria were exceptionally high most of other water parameters correlated with the season. Ultimately, after that proper management of the dumpsite is to reduce immediate its nuisance level on the environment

Keywords: - Pavana River and Indrayani River parameters, pollution, season, waste dump, water quality.