International Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences

Hyderabad is the capital city of Andhra Pradesh and the fifth largest city in India. It is located in the Central Part of the Deccan Plateau. This area experience severe degradation of ground water quality due to various industries, canals and anthropogenic activities. An attempt was made to study the quality and suitability of ground water in these areas for drinking and irrigation purpose and to investigate the concentration of fluoride and nitrate levels in the ground water. Groundwater samples were collected from various locations of Hyderabad during the pre monsoon and post monsoon period for the years 2005 to 2008. These samples were analysed for Fluorides and Nitrates. This analysis reveals that some of the water samples in the study area evidenced excess fluoride concentrations and were not meeting the water quality standards. The excess fluoride concentration in the study area has be attributed to the geological formation of that particular area and rapid ground water depletion. Further, reveals that some of the water samples are high concentration of nitrites and this water is not suitable for domestic consumption without prior treatment.