• Dr.Renu Nayar

The water quality parameters play an important role in the wetland ecological community in rural areas. A significant innovation in these parameters was observed throughout the study period and monthly comparisons were made as monsoon, pre-monsoon and post-monsoon. The results of the present investigations are compared with literature values and investigation reveals that there is a fluctuation in the physico-chemical characters of the water this will be due to in flow and change in the temperature as season changes Bikma pond is one of largest pond and its 65-acre areas covered in wetland which is situated in Ratanpur near about 30 km from Bilaspur District. It’s a historical importance and significant to serve the local people by economic, social and religious value since ancient period. The various parameters that affect the water quality such as Transparency, Temperature, pH, Electrical Conductivity, Total dissolved solid, Alkalinity, Dissolved oxygen, Biological oxygen demand, Nitrate, Phosphate, Calcium, Magnesium, Total suspended solid, were investigated. Water samples were collected from various sampling sites from four direction i.e., north, south, east and west. Sampling sites were selected on the basis of margin length of water reservoirs at interval of 100 meter and 10 meter inside to the ponds. During the present work, Samples were collected from water surface & bottom of the ponds. A total of 08 representative water samples in peripheral sites and 08 samples in inner sites were collected from August 2019 to January 2020. The first measurement done was measuring the depth of light penetration into the body of water using self-made the Secchi disc. During the study period maximum transparency value was recorded in the north marginal sites at the Bikma pond in the rainy season and water of Pond was slightly acidic in nature. Conductivity of water of Bikma ponds was above the permissible limit (350mg/l) and increases during the winter season.A wetland is an area of wet muddy land with wild plants growing in it. The results of the present investigations are compared with literature values and investigation reveals that there is a fluctuation in the physico-chemical characters of the water this will be due to in flow and change in the temperature as season changes.

Wetland, Physico-chemical parameters, seasonal variations

"Assessment of Seasonal Physicochemical Parameters and Impact of Bikma Pond on Rural Area of Ratanpur in Chhattisgarh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no.548-557, January-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101280.pdf

"Assessment of Seasonal Physicochemical Parameters and Impact of Bikma Pond on Rural Area of Ratanpur in Chhattisgarh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no. pp548-557, January-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101280.pdf