International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 6 2 2017 02 2 Ganesh idol immersion: impact on water quality of Tapi River, Surat, Gujarat, India 55 57 EN Khanna Lavanya 1 Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India Tripathi S.K. 2 Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India Sarkar Atreyi 1 Department of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700032, India Ghosh Uma 2 Department of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700032, India D. Tripathi 1 Shivoma Ashram, 83 Dwarkapuri, 20x40 Block Line, Indore, M.P., India Y. Kalantri 2 Shah Pathology, 410, Nandlalpura Chouraha, Jawahar Marg, Indore, M.P., India H. Kumar 3 Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, CA, USA V. Chitnis 4 CHL Hospital, Department of Microbiology, AB Road, Near LIG Square, Indore, M.P., India S. Chitnis 5 CHL Hospital, Department of Microbiology, AB Road, Near LIG Square, Indore, M.P., India R.C. Kalantri 6 Kalantri Nursing Home, 219, Jawahar Marg, Indore, M.P., India J.K. Bhatt 7 Shivoma Ashram, 83 Dwarkapuri, 20x40 Block Line, Indore, M.P., India Sontakke Sandeep G. 1 P.G. Research centre, Department of Chemistry, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded -431602, MS, India S. Ansari 1 Department of Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra - 282005, India H. Devnani 2 Department of Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra - 282005, India S.P. Satsangee 3 Department of Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra - 282005, India Kankane Neeta D. 1 Department of Mathematics, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, India Bodke N.S. 2 Department of Mathematics, Dr. B. N. Purandare Arts, Commerce and Science College, Lonavla, Pune, India N. Patni 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, S. G. Highway, Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, India P. Sharma 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, S. G. Highway, Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, India K. Kumari 3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, S. G. Highway, Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, India S.G. Pillai 4 Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, S. G. Highway, Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, India M.G. Jadhav 1 Department of Zoology, Yashwantrao Mohite College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Erandwane, Pune-411038, India S.S. Pawar 2 Department of Zoology, Yashwantrao Mohite College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Erandwane, Pune-411038, India T.G. Deokar 3 Department of Zoology, Yashwantrao Mohite College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Erandwane, Pune-411038, India Weikey Yogita 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, 492010, C.G, India Sinha Shobha Lata 2 Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, 492010, C.G, India Dewangan Satish Kumar 3 Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, 492010, C.G, India Sangani Kinjal 1 Department of Aquatic Biology, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India Manoj Kapila 2 Department of Aquatic Biology, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India > Research Paper 2016 11 30 2017 02 2 India is a country of diverse cultural and religious festivals. Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja are two major festivals involving idol immersion as ritual. The present study was carried out to assess the impact of idol immersion on water quality of Tapi river during Ganesh festival. Water samples were collected for pre-immersion, immersion and post -immersion periods during morning hours. Collected samples were analyzed for various Physico-chemical and analyzed microbiological parameters viz. pH, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, BOD, COD, total hardness, total solids, total dissolved solids and total Viable count. Significant changes in results of all selected parameters were noted after the immersion however within BIS standard limits. Observations indicate that efforts of public awareness campaigning attain good response and helped to reduce the impact of idol immersion on water quality and also reduce the resultant pressure on the ecology of the natural water bodies. Copyright@ International Science Community Association