Suitability of Ground Water for Irrigation in the Sheri Nala Basin, Sangli District, Maharashtra, India
The Sheri nala basin (latitude 16º50¢05≤ N to 16º54¢45≤ N and longitude 74º33¢20≤ E to 74º38¢30≤ E) in Sangli District, Maharashtra, has been taken up for evaluation to find the suitability of ground water for irrigation and its effect on the growth of plants on the basis of chemical analysis of ground water. The chemical parameters, viz., sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), residual sodium carbonate (RSC), magnesium hazards, Kelley’s ratio and chloride concentrations were estimated to know the suitability of water for the irrigation purposes.
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