Quality of Some Drain Waters in Haryana

Quality of some important drain waters in Haryana is evaluated to explore the possibility of reutilizing such waters. The waters of Karnal district drains has electrical conductivity of $$1000 micromhos/cm except TRI-I. Sodium is the dominant cation and most of the waters contain residual sodium carbonate but their amount is generally less than 2.5 m. e./l. Conversely, Rohtak district drain waters dominate in chloride and are characterized by absence of residual sodium carbonate except TRI-4 and Nohra drains which come from Karnal. The data presented show that the quality of these waters is within safe limits and can easily be utilized for irrigation purposes