A STUDY OF WATER POLLUTION OF RIVER GANGA DURING LOCKDOWN PERIOD
NAZIA HASAN *
Department of Zoology, Jai Prakash University, Chapra, Bihar, India.
RAKESH PRASAD
Department of Zoology, Jai Prakash University, Chapra, Bihar, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the present study, an effort was made to study the water quality of River Ganga and the effect of lockdown on the physicochemical characteristics of the river water in the state of Bihar. Exploratory research design has been used in which both primary and secondary data was collected. The data was further analysed using suitable tests. It has been found that there was no major change in the existing quality of the river during the lockdown period.
Keywords: The Ganges, lockdown, dissolved oxygen, total and faecal coliforms, biological oxygen demand.