Parameters Range Class No. of samples Percentage of samples
Post-monsoon Pre-monsoon Post-monsoon Pre-monsoon
SAR
(Richards 1954)
<20 Excellent 17 17 100.00 100.00
20-40 Good 0 0 0 0
40-60 Permissible 0 0 0 0
60-80 Doubtful 0 0 0 0
>80 Unsafe 0 0 0 0
EC
WHO (2008)
<250 Excellent 6 5 35.29 29.41
250-750 Good 7 8 41.18 47.06
750-2000 Permissible 4 4 23.53 23.53
2000–3000 Doubtful 0 0 0 0
>3000 Unsuitable 0 0 0 0
TH
(Sawyer and McCarty, 1967)
<75 Soft 0 1 0 5.88
75-150 Moderate 3 5 17.65 29.41
150-300 Hard 3 7 17.65 41.18
>300 Very Hard 11 4 64.71 23.53
RSC
(Raghunath 1987)
<1.25 Safe 15 16 88.24 94.12
1.25-2.50 Marginally suitable 2 0 11.76 00
>2.50 Unsuitable 0 1 0 5.88
MAR
(Raghunath 1987)
<50 Suitable 2 7 11.76 41.18
>50 Unsuitable 15 10 88.24 58.8
SSP
(Todd 1980)
<200 Suitable 17 17 100.0 100.0
>200 Unsuitable 0 0 0 0
KR
(Kelly 1963)
<1.0 Suitable 17 17 100.0 100.0
>1.0 Unsuitable 0 0 0 0
PI
(Doneen 1964)
<80 Good 16 13 94.12 76.47
80-100 Moderate 1 1 5.88 5.88
100-120 Poor 0 3 0 17.65
WQI
(Horton 1965)
0-25 Excellent 2 3 11.76 17.65
26-50 Good 11 7 64.71 41.18
51-75 Poor 4 6 23.53 32.29
76-100 Very Poor 0 1 0 5.88
> 100 Unfit for Drinking 0 0 0 0
Table 5: Classification of Samples according to standards specified for different water quality parameters.