IJSRST1738135 | Received : 15 Nov 2017 | Accepted : 09 Dec 2017 | November-December-2017 [(3)8: 616-620 ] © 2017 IJSRST | Volume 3 | Issue 8 | Print ISSN: 2395-6011 | Online ISSN: 2395-602X Themed Section: Science and Technology 616 An Investigation of Groundwater Quality for Drinking Purposes using hydro- Chemical Parameters in and around Sandur Taluka, Bellary District, India D. M. Thotappaiah, T. Suresh Department of Chemistry, Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Bellary, Karnataka, India ABSTRACT The destruction of groundwater quantity and quality due to anthropogenic activities is increasing atdistressing rate in most portions of the northern Karnataka Sandur taluka. Limited research works have been carried out on the ground water quality and analysis. In the present paper highlighted on the ground water quality and compare the quality with respect to drinking and agricultural purposes in the Sandur region a northern part of Karnataka. In Sandur region most of the formers are depending upon the ground for drinking and agricultural practices also they are using pesticides and fertilizers. The summary of the analytical results and the statistical measures such as minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation are also discussed for March 2015 and February 2017. Total fifty ground water samples were collected and analysed for all cations, anions and other physicochemical parameters. Analytical results are compared with the drinking and agricultural purposes. Results are indicated majority of the ground water samples were above the permissible limit of Indian standards. The groundwater of the Sandur region was very hard and the relative richness of major cations and anions. In the entire study period fluoride content was higher than permissible (1.0 mg/L) limit in 52 %. According to this study, the ground water in and around Sandur region all the water samples were supersaturated with respect to carbonate minerals, the present work concludes all most all the ground water samples were not suitable for drinking uses in the study area. Hence the authors are recommended to carry out continuous monitoring program and effective development management practices for utilization of most important a biotic natural resources. Keywords : Hydro-Chemical, Ground Water, Total Hardness, TDS I. INTRODUCTION Water is a vital abiotic component in socio-economic life of community. In rural areas, during summer epically in villages face the scarcity of drinking water. The usage of ground water for unscientifically for agricultural and industrial purpose has further serious problem and the situation, impact on the quality and quantity of ground water. The communities are suffering from a critical scarcity of drinking water due to excessive prescription of trace metals, anion and cations (Annouara, et al., 2004). According to WHO, in India 50% of diseases are due to polluted water means water borne and every year about 35% of the people and children are die either by shortage of water and use of polluted water. The environmental conditions and geographical conditions may highly impact on the quality of ground water. The ground water tables is also related to sources, regular withdrawal, overgrazing changes the quality of ground water some of the researches resets the quality of ground water (Damodarkumar, et al., 2008; Venkatesh, et al., 2010; Suresh, B, et al., 2011 and Tamailarasi, et al., (2015). Day by day due to human activity urbanization and development in industrial activity throughout the world and lotic and lentic water availability is becoming scarce. Currently lack of lotic and lentic water availability are depending and exploiting to meet the demand of various purposes. Distribution and quality of ground wateris deteriorating becauseof the local geologic set-up and anthropogenic factors, including that for human consumption. Groundwater contains numerous types of pollutants and several other constituents are dissolved in it. Concentration of which is useful for human body but in a specific limit. The study was conducted to know the anion, cation and other physico-chemical properties of ground water and in different seasons and its impact on human life.The present investigationwas carried to investigate the groundwater quality in and around Sandur region of Bellary district, Karnataka State.