"ASSESSMENT OF GROUND WATER QUALITY STUDIES AT KALBADEVI ESTUARY AND ADJOINING AREA OF RATNAGIRI TAHSIL,

The present work is aimed at assessing the ground water quality near adjoining area of Kalbadevi estuary at
20 sampling location and analyzed for physical and chemical parameters. Groundwater in the coastal areas is
relatively vulnerable to the contamination of seawater intrusion, which makes it unsuitable for drinking
proposes. The present study reveals that there is intrusion of seawater in groundwater adjoining Kalbadevi
estuary as parameters like chlorides, hardness and dissolved solids are high level.