Anthropogenic Activities and Water Quality: A Case of River Satluj, Pakistan

Water Quality of River Satluj

Authors

  • Adnan Ahmad Qazi Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur
  • Muhammad Ali Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad
  • Zahid Farooq Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur
  • Muhammad Latif Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore
  • Syed Ali Asad Naqvi Department of Geography, GC University, Faisalabad
  • Rehana Iqbal Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahaddin Zakariya University, Multan
  • Shaista Jalbani Department of Fisheries, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sakrand
  • Khalid Javed Iqbal Department of Zoology, Islamia University of Bahawalpur
  • Farhat Jabeen Department of Zoology, GC University, Faisalabad
  • Kausar Malik Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of Punjab, Lahore
  • Muhammad Anwar Iqbal Department of Zoology, Women University of AJ & K, Bagh, Azad Jammu & Kashmir
  • Hamidullah Department of Zoology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar

Keywords:

river Satluj, water quality, anthropogenic activities, fresh water resources

Abstract

 Pakistan has large freshwater reservoirs and Satluj river is one of them. Length of river Satluj in Pakistan comprises 329 miles. Through the Indus Water Treaty between Pakistan and India, three rivers management has been assigned to India, Satluj is one of them.Pakistan with the help of World Bank, has made water reservoirs and link canals to use the river bed of Satluj. The main objective of study was to find out Water Quality Parameters during the present study seasonally. Overall seven factors were selected for the current study; which were temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solids, total alkalinity and total hardness. All the water quality parameters under investigation revealed their presence in permissible limits as prescribed by National and International quality guidelines (except dissolved oxygen) and fit for aquatic fauna. Dissolved oxygen remained 4 ppm in summer) and (4.5 ppm in winter) at SZ-1. It might be due the less water discharge and the presence of municipal and industrial wastes at Sulemanki Barrage (study zone-1) of the study area. Moreover, the river water of Satluj investigated throughout the research period indicated that water contamination was due to the various anthropogenic activities.

 

 

 

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Published

2023-03-17

How to Cite

Adnan Ahmad Qazi, Muhammad Ali, Zahid Farooq, Muhammad Latif, Syed Ali Asad Naqvi, Rehana Iqbal, Shaista Jalbani, Khalid Javed Iqbal, Farhat Jabeen, Kausar Malik, Muhammad Anwar Iqbal, & Hamidullah. (2023). Anthropogenic Activities and Water Quality: A Case of River Satluj, Pakistan: Water Quality of River Satluj. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 66(1), 74–80. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/3011

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 1 (2023): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences

Section

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