Abstract:
Reservoir water is one of the essential sources of water which plays a significant part in not only contributing a
sufficient supply of water for industrial operations but it also acts as a source of drinking water. Therefore,
contamination of it through industrial, irrigational or any other human intervention can pose a serious threat to it
both qualitatively and quantitatively. In the present study, 14 physicochemical parameters of eight sampling sites
served as the attribute database represented in form of the correlation matrix for each parameter taking participation
in the study. Apart from this, the Water Quality Index of the sampling sites has been enumerated by combining these
physicochemical parameters. Hierarchical Cluster Analysis was also performed for grouping the areas having
similar grading of water quality index. The overall results indicate that most of the sampling sites were not suitable
for drinking purpose and requires treatment of water before use.
