BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV7I3003,
     title={ Water Quality Analysis of River Ganga during Kumbh Mela 2019 in Prayagraj,India},
     author={Subodh Yadav},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={7},
     number={3},
     pages={7--14},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV7I3003.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

Water is the most vital thing in the world, without which we can’t survive. Indian civilization mostly started at the banks of river; therefore rivers are considered to be sacred. There are various reasons to water pollution as industries, urbanization, improper agricultural practices, water withdrawal, religious and social activities. Kumbh mela is one of the most religious events regarding ritualistic activity. It is one of the biggest hindu festivals which occur on river at four different places. Prayagraj is the place where Kumbh mela occurs in every twelve years on Ganga River but in 2019 Ardh kumbh mela organized along the ghats of Ganga at Prayagraj. The present study is carried out of assess the impact of mass bathing on water quality of River Ganga River during Kumb hmela at Prayagraj from 14 January 2019 to 05 march 2019. The Ganga River water samples collected from three different selected ghat at main bathing days,before main bathing days and after main bathing day at different time of the day. The physico-chemical was analyzed such as Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Temperature used for testing of water quality. Standards prescribed by World Health Organization (WHO) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for different physico-chemical parameters also have been given for comparing the value of real water sample.

Main Bathing, Water Quality, Physico-Chemical Parameters, Ganga River