J. Biol. Chem. Chron. 2018, 4(1), 19-25 ISSN (Print): 2454 – 7468 ISSN (Online): 2454 - 7476 www.eresearchco/jbcc/ J. Biol. Chem. Chron. 2018, 4(1), 19-25 19 INTRODUCTION: Water is the most essential and prime necessity of life. It is an essential requirement for the life supporting activities. Surface water gener- ally available in Rivers, Lakes, Ponds and Dams is used for drinking, irrigation and power supply etc. The usual source of drinking water is from streams, rivers, wells and boreholes which are usually not treated. 1 Quality of water generally refers to the com- ponent of water, which is to be present at the optimum level for suitable growth of plants and animals. Aquat- ic organisms need a healthy environment to live and have adequate nutrients for their growth. The produc- tivity depends on the physicochemical characteristics of the water body. The maximum productivity ob- tained when the physical and chemical parameters are at optimum level. 7 Ghaggar River is one of the major seasonal rivers passing through two most fertile states (Punjab and Haryana) of India. It receives domestic, industrial and municipal wastewaters/effluents all along its course. The base flow generated in the river system is utilized at various points for various purposes like drinking, irrigation and industrial. Water is pumped directly from the Ghaggar River and tributaries at several places for irrigational and drinking activities along its journey from upstream to downstream. Some industri- al regions along with municipal councils committees/ corporations are discharging their wastewater and effluents directly or indirectly into the Ghaggar River water through different channels. Therefore, it is nec- essary that the quality of water should be monitored at regular time intervals. Furthermore, the protection and maintenance of water quality is emerging as a great public concern in all over the world. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Study Area: In the present study, the Ghaggar River was selected to evaluate the heavy metal characteris- tics of its surface water in upper reaches. The Ghaggar River originates from the Siwalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. It runs along the foot of the Siwaliks and flows through Haryana and Punjab to Rajasthan and then disappear itself in the sands of the Thar Desert. The selected study area falls within the boundaries of several states and covering parts of different districts of Haryana and Punjab and Raja- sthan. At downstream sites various point sources viz., Medkhali Nallah, Sukhna Choe, Jharmal Choe, Dhabi Nallah, Dhakansu Nallah, Patiala Nadi, Markanda River, and Shaabaad Nallah are joining the Ghaggar River and discharging their untreated effluents into it. Assessment of Physicochemical Properties of Ghaggar River Ravi Kant Pareek 1* , Ambrina S. Khan 2 , Parteek Srivastva 2 , Surendra Roy 3 1* Department of Civil Engineering, Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur - 303012, INDIA 2 Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, Noida - 201303, INDIA 3 Department of Civil Engineering, PSIT, Kanpur - 209305, INDIA * Correspondence: E-mail: pareek2011@gmail.com (Received 26 Apr, 2018; Accepted 07 May, 2018; Published 08 May, 2018) ABSTRACT: The present study was carried out to determine the physico-chemical properties of Ghaggar River water from 20 different sampling sites throughout stretch of Ghaggar River. River water samples were collected from 16 sites out of 20 sites as the last four sampling sites were dried, during the month of May, 2015 and River water samples were taken to the laboratory and analyzed. The analysis was done for the 40 parameters like Turbidi- ty, pH, Total Dissolved Solids, Electrical Conductivity, Total Hardness, Total Alkalinity, Chloride, Calcium, Magne- sium, BOD, COD, DO, Iron, Nickel, Cadmium, total phosphorus pesticides and MPN. pH shows that Ghaggar Riv- er water is alkaline in nature. Turbidity and Total Dissolved Solids was found above the WHO permissible limits, iron is dominating heavy metal. All the sites were infected by Coliform. Keywords: Ghaggar; River; Physicochemical and Water.