Author(s):

Amrita Pritam Shivani and BK Sharma

Abstract: An attempt has been made to work out the comparative study of microbiological water quality of the lakes Pichola, Fateh Sagar, Swaroop Sagar and Rang Sagar. In order to ascertain the drinking water quality because the main source of drinking water for the public of Udaipur city. The study was conducted during the months of Feb. to April, The main focus of the study was on bacterial load of the lake water especially for Total coliform and faecal coliform bacteria. The results revealed that the values of MPN were found to cross the standard limits in water samples suggested by WHO (2006) [28]. The bacteriological study has given the information regarding the suitability of the water for various uses like drinking and other domestic applications. Conclusions revealed that large number of drains of Udaipur city and industrial discharge is mainly responsible for pollution in lakes.

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