Quality of Underground Irrigation Waters of Bikaner District of Rajasthan and their Effect on Soil Properties

An investigation was undertaken with the objective to determine the quality of underground waters of non-command area of Bikaner district, their effect on soil properties and to categorize them for their suitability for irrigation. A total of 173 water samples were collected from Nokha, Kolayat, Loonkaransar and Bikaner tehsils. The waters are mostly Na-Mg-Ca type with dominance of chlorides followed by carbonates + bicarbonates. EC of soil was significantly and positjvely correlated with EC of irrigation water.