Impact of Textile Effluents on Water in and Around Pali, Western Rajasthan, India

Abstract

Textile dyeing, printing, bleaching and processing is the most prominent industry of Pali district. Pali is one of the major textile clusters of Rajasthan because of largest number of dyeing and printing units. it has over 800 textile industries that employ about 50 percent of the city’s population. The dyeing and printing industry is the major source of livelihood in this region. The major investigation of this study was the impact of textile effluents on Bandi river water. Four sites were selected for collection of samples from different locations. The physicochemical analysis was done for one year and the present reveals that, the pH of river water is more than the standard level and the other parameters of the river water was found to be higher in concentration. Results showed that the textile industrial effluents was adversely affecting on the river water quality, which affects on aquatic environment and human beings of surroundings.