Physicochemical water quality of the Mandakini River from Sati Anusuiya Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh to Sunder Ghat, Karwi, Uttar Pradesh

The physicochemical properties of water samples collected from the River Mandakini at various places in Chitrakoot District were analyzed. The following parameters were investigated: pH, alkalinity, chloride, total hardness, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, sulphate, and phosphorus. The Mandakini River begins in the village of Kelhaura in Madhya Pradesh's Majhgawan block, Satna district, at latitude 24⁰52'N and longitude 80⁰ 41'E. The results were compared to WHO standards (1984). The highest values were 301.96 mg/l for Sati Anusiya Sulphate at Site 1, 680 mg/l for Mahkam Gargh at Alkalinity, and 5.5 mg/l for DO. Sphatik shila site 3 at Alkalinity 680 mg/l, hardness 468 and chloride 92.18 mg/l. Arogya dham site 4 phosphate 1.48 mg/l. Janki kund sulphate 301.96 mg/l. Ram ghat pH 8.17 mg/l and BOD is 5.6 mg/l. The lowest value sati anusiya pH was 7.02 mg/l and DO 2.4 mg/l. Mahkam gargh 240 mg/l hardness BOD 1.1 mg/l. Goenika Ghat was alkalinity 572 mg/l chloride 14.18 mg/l and Sulphate 33.78 mg/l.It is determined that although the river's water is not extremely contaminated, there is evidence of rising pollution as a result of human activity. To prevent anthropogenic pollution, appropriate monitoring is required.