CONCLUSIONS

• The river water undergoes extreme fluctuations in the concentration of elements during various seasons.
• The concentration of elements was higher at the spots like Kole, Khubi, Jackwell and Ganesh Temple where industrial wastes and sewage is discharged.
• The river was not conducive to the growth of aquatic organisms of at most of the spots due to the presence of high / biogenic and industial pollutants.
• There was substantial fecal pollution too in the water which should be unscrupulously disinfected before human consumPtion, especially at Sangli.
• A detailed prolonged integrated study on the river is very much essential in the near future which should cover physico-chamical, biological and socio-economical aspects.

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Table 1 : Physico-Chemical Characteristics of the water at Sangam during 1980.