Water Quality of River Beas

The Water quality of River Beas indicates that pH, conductivity, BOD, DO and TC are meeting the water quality
criteria at all locations. With respect to Faecal Coliform & Total coliform the river is complying with the permissible
limit of water quality criteria for bathing except U/S Mandi. The BOD value ranges from 0.1-2.8 mg/l. The count of
Faecal Coliforms ranges from 2 to 7000 MPN/100ml whereas Total Coliforms ranges from 6-39000 MPN/100ml.
The Water Quality of River Beas is given in Annexure-I (Table 4.1). The water quality status of River Beas with
respect to BOD, DO, Total Coliform, Faecal Coliform and Conductivity is presented in Fig.4.1 & 4.2.

Name of the
River

Length
(Km)

Beas
460

No of
Monitoring
locations

Observed Range of Water Quality Parameters

Year

Temp.( C)

pH

Conductivity(mhos/cm)

DO (mg/l)

BO D(mg/l)

COD(mg/l)

0.3 5.0

1-13

19

2002

3-32

7.1-8.7

53-517

5.2-11.5

19

2003

4-29

7.3-8.9

76-559

7-12

19

2004

2-29

6.9-8.5

60-396

6.8-11.8

0.2-4.8

19

2005

4-27

7-8.8

54-395

4.8-13

0.2-10

1.8-22

19

2006

4-27

7.0-8.2

94-395

5.8-11.0

0.2-3.2

2-6.9

19

2007

2-22

6.2-8.9

86-470

5.9-12.8

0.1-2.9

1.2-38

19

2008

1.5-22

7.0-8.4

53-432

3.8-12.5

0.1-7.6

1-28

23

2009

5- 26

7.1-8.5

46-338

6.4-11.8

0.1-4.3

1.5-7.6

23

2010

5-26

6.2-8.8

63-548

5.8-11.2

0.1-2.8

0.1-6

1-18
-

Figure 4.1: Water Quality of River Beas (Upper Stretch)

12.0

10.0

10.0

D.O. (mg/l)

12.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
U/S
Manali

D/S
Manali

U/S Kullu D/S Kulu D/S Aut

U/S

D/S

Dehal

Pandon
Dam

Pandon
Dam

Power
House

U/S
Mandi

D/S
Mandi

D/S

8.0
6.0
4.0

Min

0.2

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.1

Max

0.3

11.0

0.6

0.7

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.3

1.0

1.4

0.6

Mean

0.2

3.7

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.2

0.5

0.7

0.3

100000
10000
1000
100
10
1
U/S
Kullu

U/S
D/S Aut Pandon
Dam

D/S
Pandon
Dam

Dehal
Power
House

U/S
Mandi

D/S
Mandi

D/S
Jaisingh
pur

U/S
Manali

D/S
Manali

Min

240

1600

49

110

49

23

23

110

12

280

Max

1600

2400

2400

2400

2400

920

2400

920

39000

2400

240

Mean

825

2200

1347

1458

930

323

906

480

9969

1405

73

D/S Kulu

0.0

Jaisingh
pur

WATER QUALITY OF RIVER BEAS (UPPER STRETCH)-2010

TOTAL COLIFORM (MPN/100ml)

WATER QUALITY OF RIVER BEAS (UPPER

STRETCH)-2010

2.0

0.0

FECAL COLIFORM (MPN/100ml)

B.O.D. (mg/l)

WATER QUALITY OF RIVER BEAS (UPPER STRETCH)-2010

D/S
Kulu

D/S

Dehal

Min

8.2

7.2

7.8

7.9

8.9

8.3

8.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.8

Max

10.6

9.5

10.6

10.6

10.9

10.8

10.6

11.2

10.2

10.7

8.6

Mean

9.1

8.2

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.1

9.0

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.2

D/S Aut Pandon

Dam

Pandon Power
Dam House

U/S
Mandi

D/S
D/S
Mandi Jaisingh
pur

D/S
Manali

10000

U/S
Kullu

U/S

U/S
Manali

WATER QUALITY OF RIVER BEAS (UPPER

STRETCH)-2010

1000
100
10
1
U/S
Manali

D/S
Manali

U/S
Kullu

D/S
Kulu

U/S
D/S Aut Pandon
Dam

D/S
Dehal
Pandon Power
Dam House

U/S
Mandi

D/S
D/S
Jaising
Mandi
h
pur

Min

27

130

27

11

26

Max

79

2400

350

920

350

79

140

79

7000

2400

14

Mean

56

1093

197

399

127

26

49

39

1389

849

WATER QUALITY OF RIVER BEAS (UPPER STRETCH)-2010

CONDUCTIVITY (mhos/cm)

1,000
100
10
1
U/S
Manali

D/S
Manali

U/S
Kullu

D/S
Kulu

U/S
D/S Aut Pandon
Dam

D/S
Pandon
Dam

Dehal
Power
House

U/S
Mandi

D/S
Mandi

D/S
Jaisingh
pur

Min

68

89

63

80

66

71

71

65

69

82

141

Max

109

140

214

180

146

153

152

155

548

295

362

Mean

88

112

117

115

106

106

116

112

206

216

281

(mg/l)
D.O.

2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0

WATER QUALITY OF RIVER BEAS (LOWER STRETCH)2010

D/ S
U/ S
D/ S
Dehra D/ S Pong Tal wara Pathank Pathank
D/ S
ot
ot
Al am pur gopi pur
Dam
H/ W

Mirthal
Bdg

Mukeria
n

Kapur
thal a

U/ S
Goi ndwa Goi ndwa
l
l

Harike

Min

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.8

Max

0.6

0.7

1.8

0.4

0.8

1.3

0.8

1.6

0.8

0.8

1.4

1.0

Mean

0.5

0.5

0.8

0.4

0.6

0.7

0.7

1.1

0.7

0.7

1.0

0.9

10000

WATER QUALITY OF RIVER BEAS (LOWER STRETCH)2010

1000
100
10
1
Al am pur

D/ S
Dehra
gopi pur

D/ S
Pong
Dam

17

D/ S

Min

Tal wara
H/ W
50

U/ S
D/ S
Pathank Pathank
ot
ot
100

500

Mirthal

Mukeria

Kapur

Bdg

thal a

500

500

500

U/ S
Goi ndw
al
300

Goi ndw

Harike

10.0
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0

D/ S

D/ S

D/ S

Tal war

Al am pu
r

Dehra
gopi pur

Pong
Dam

H/ W

Min

7.6

7.8

5.8

7.4

7.1

7.0

6.9

7.0

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.2

Max

8.5

8.2

8.1

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.2

Mean

8.3

8.2

7.2

8.0

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.9

350

540

280

500

500

700

900

1100

1100

700

900

500

Mean

155

152

103

290

350

550

650

850

700

550

700

450

U/ S

D/ S

Pathan Pathan
kot
kot

Mirthal Mukeri
Bdg
an

Kapur
thal a

U/ S

Goi ndw
Harike
al

Goi ndw
al

100

10

D/ S
Al am pu

D/ S
Dehra

D/ S
Pong

gopi pur

Dam

kot

kot

50

10

90

50

110

110

50

110

90

Max

17

26

26

90

90

110

300

500

300

220

220

110

Mean

11

12

12

63

50

105

143

255

158

113

165

105

300

Max

1000 STRETCH)-2010

al
300

WATER QUALITY OF RIVER BEAS (LOWER

STRETCH)-2010

WATER QUALITY OF RIVER BEAS (LOWER

FECAL COLIFORM (MPN/100ml)

TOTAL COLIFORM (MPN/100ml)

B.O.D. (mg/l)

Figure 4.2: Water Quality of River Beas (Lower Stretch)

Min

U/ S
Tal wara Pathan
H/ W

D/ S
Pathan

Mirthal Mukeri
Bdg
an

Kapur
thal a

U/ S
Goi ndw Goi ndw
al

Harike

al

CONDUCTIVITY (mhos/cm)

1,000

WATER QUALITY OF RIVER BEAS (LOWER STRETCH)-2010

100

10

1
D/ S
Al am pur

D/ S
Dehra
gopi pur

D/ S Pong
Dam

Tal wara
H/ W

U/ S
Pathank
ot

D/ S
Pathank
ot

Mirthal
Bdg

Mukeria
n

Kapurtha
la

U/ S
Goi ndwa
l

Goi ndwa
l

Harike

Min

140

151

145

290

292

314

298

314

260

284

296

248

Max

353

305

316

298

312

331

342

351

326

312

314

303

Mean

277

244

217

294

300

320

317

335

292

298

309

285