Quality and Suitability of Sub-Surface Irrigation Water in Muktsar District of Punjab

By : J S Khera, A S Toor, S S Dhaliwal, C B Singh

Page No: 27-31

Abstract
Quality of sub-surface irrigation water in a south-western district of Punjab has been studied on the basis of nine hundred and eighty two tube well water samples from four blocks of Muktsar district. On the basis of electrical conductivity (EC), 39, 50 and 11 per cent water samples fall in the category of 4.0 dS m-1 respectively. Whereas, on the basis of residual sodium carbonate (RSC), 71, 13 and 16 per cent water samples fall in the category of 5.0 me L-1 respectively. Taking into consideration both RSC and EC, 23.6, 50.2 and 26.2 per cent water samples were found fit, marginal and unfit for irrigation to field crops, respectively.

Authors :
J S Khera, A S Toor, S S Dhaliwal and C B Singh : Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India