International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 5 11 2016 11 2 Groundwater Quality Evaluation of Khed Block in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra (India) to Estimate its Suitability for different use 17 24 EN Javier C. Ramirez-Perez 1 Departmento de Química, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador and Department of Chemistry, Kent State University at Stark, North Canton, OH 44720, USA S.B. Mohapatra 1 School of engineering & Technology, Centurion University, Jatni-752050, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India D. Swain 2 School of engineering & Technology, Centurion University, Jatni-752050, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India R.C. Mohanty 3 School of engineering & Technology, Centurion University, Jatni-752050, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India P. Das 4 Founder of Science Foundation for Rural and Tribal Resource Development, Odisha, India Bhange H.N. 1 Dept of SWE, CTAE, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Singh P.K. 2 Dept of SWE, CTAE, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Purohit R.C. 3 Dept of SWE, CTAE, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Yadav K.K. 4 Dept of SWE, CTAE, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India > Research Paper 2016 9 16 2016 11 2 The study was undertaken to study appropriateness of groundwater for irrigation and consumption. Selected well samples in Khed block, examined for chemical characteristics. The appropriateness of groundwater was checked for consumption and irrigation purposes by comparing various factors with WHO standards and correlation matrix between groundwater quality parameters like EC, SAR, TDS, TH, RSC, Na%, PI, CAI, KI, MH and CR. The results compare with WHO. The data discovered that groundwater of study area was well for drinking and could be used for irrigation. Copyright@ International Science Community Association