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The water quality monitoring of River Sukhna & Markanda in Himachal Pradesh,River Ghaggar in Haryana & Punjab and River Bandi, Ghaggar, Jawai, Luni &Kodra Dam in Rajasthan is carried out by the respective State Pollution ControlBoards. The pH and Conductivity are meeting the criteria at all the locationsexcept Conductivity in River Markanda at D/s Kala Amb (2650 µmhos/cm) inHaryana. DO is observed in the range of 0.8-10.1 mg/l. The low values of DO areobserved in River Markanda at D/s Kala Amb (0.8 mg/l) in Haryana; RiverSukhana at Parwanoo (1.2 mg/l) in Himachal Pradesh; Kodra Dam at Mount Abu(1.6 mg/l), River Bandi at Hemawas Dam (1.7 mg/l) River Jawai at Jawai Dam(3.2 mg/l) & River Ghaggar When Entering In Rajasthan From Haryana near RdNo. 629 (3.5 mg/l) in Rajasthan and River Ghaggar at D/s Dhakansu Nallah (1.8mg/l) & U/s Dhakansu Nallah (2.1 mg/l) in Punjab.BOD is observed in the range of 0.2-535 mg/l. All the locations in River Ghaggarare grossly polluted. The locations having very high BOD are River Markanda atD/s Kala Amb (535.0 mg/l) and River Ghaggar at Ottu Weir (22.0 mg/l),Chandarpur Syphon (18.0 mg/l), GH-1 Road Bridge Sirsa (16.0 mg/l) & D/sSurajpur(3.6 mg/l) in Haryana; River Sukhana at Parwanoo(26.0 mg/l) inHimachal Pradesh; River Ghaggar at D/s Chhatbir (68.0 mg/l), D/s Jharmal Nadi(60.0 mg/l), D/s Sardulgarh (50.0 mg/l), D/s Dhakansu Nallah (36.0 mg/l), U/sSardulgarh (34.0 mg/l), U/s Jharmal Nadi & U/s Dhakansu Nallah (24.0 mg/l),Bankarpur Dera Bassi & Moonak (20.0 mg/l), D/s Patiala (18.0 mg/l),Mubarakpur Rest House & Ratanheri (16.0 mg/l) in Punjab and Entering inRajasthan from Haryana near Road No. 629 (4.6 mg/l) in Rajasthan.The water quality of tributary stream Markanda at D/s of Kala Amb indicates thatthe river is grossly polluted due to effluent discharge from Ruchira Paper Mills.The number of Total and Faecal Coliform were in the range of 4-110000MPN/100ml and 3-50000 MPN/100ml respectively. The river is grossly pollutedat majority of monitoring locations due to the discharge of municipal andindustrial wastewater. The water quality status of medium and minor rivers inHimachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan is presented in Annexure-ITable 18.5. The water quality status of River Ghaggar with respect to BOD, DO,Total Coliform, Faecal Coliform and Conductivity is given in Figure 18.1 & 18.2.136