• Dr. A.K. SIROYA

Ajmer district is an oasis wrapped in the green hills. Today, this district is a popular pilgrimage center for the Hindus as well as Muslims. Out of nine tehsils Masooda is the south east tehsil of Ajmer district. Masooda tehsil has limited pool of surface water due to scanty rainfall averaging fifty cm. per annum. It is fluorosis affected Tehsil of Ajmer district in the state of Rajasthan. A comparative study has been carried out to explore the water quality index of ground water of various sources of Ajmer district. Ten water samples from tube wells, open wells and step wells were collected and analyzed for pH, Chloride, Nitrate, Total Dissolve Solid, and Fluoride. From the study it is clear that the quality of the ground water in the rural area is deteriorating due to existing rocks, chemical fertilizers, Aravalii regions and water table depletion in ground. Geographically a ground strip in the base of Aravallis Mountain series which is expanded from PanchMahal of Gujrat to Gurgoan of Haryana and passes through south east of Rajasthan is the main source of deterioration. In this study overall water quality of these villages are very poor and unsuitable for drinking purpose. The finding of this study along with suitable remedies will be able to aware people against this problem. Present study recommends top priority should be given to water quality monitoring and indigenous technologies should be adopted to make water fit for drinking after treatment such as defluoridation, desalination

Fluorosis, Desalination, Aravali series, Activated alumina

"STUDIES ON DRINKING WATER QUALITY OF SOME SOURCES OF MASOODA TEHSIL OF DISTRICT AJMER, RAJASTHAN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.2, Issue 12, page no.421-426, December-2015, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701904.pdf

"STUDIES ON DRINKING WATER QUALITY OF SOME SOURCES OF MASOODA TEHSIL OF DISTRICT AJMER, RAJASTHAN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.2, Issue 12, page no. pp421-426, December-2015, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701904.pdf