With the rapid development of mining, problems related to groundwater in mining areas are becoming increasingly prominent. In mining areas a series of environmental problems, such as pollution of groundwater and decline of aquifer levels have occurred. The effects of riverbed mining activity on the quality of ground water within Mohand Rao watershed were studied. The quality was assessed in terms of physicochemical parameters. For the study, different types of collection samples varying in depth were collected from the sites demarcated in the watershed area. The groundwater was analysed for pH, Total Dissolved Solid, Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, Hardness, Calcium, Magnesium, Chloride and Alkalinity. The study concluded that the water quality parameters were within the desirable limits as per specified BIS specifications 2012 except Calcium and Magnesium levels. This indicates that due the mining operations the un weathered material is exposed to weathering.
