National Water Monitoring Program
The Andhra Pradesh State Pollution contol Board works in Collaboration with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which runs a nationwide network of water quality monitoring comprising 124 (91 stations monthly basis + 33 stations half yearly basis) stations in the National Water Quality Monitoring Program (NWMP)
As part of the NWMP, the Board carries out monitoring on monthly basis in surface waters and on half yearly basis in case of ground water. The monitoring network covers Rivers, Lakes, Bay of Bengal, Tanks, Ponds, Wetlands and Canals etc present in the State of Andhra pradesh.
National Water Monitoring Program consolidated Data year wise from the period 2011 to 2021
National Water Monitoring Program Monthly Data
WATER QUALITY INDEX (WQI)
Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System
Andhra Pradesh on its eastern side has about 975 Kms of sea-coast of Bay of Bengal covering 9 districts and is put to use for different
activities. Major rivers like, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Vamsadhara & Nagavali are joining the coast of Bay of Bengal. Discharges like
sewage from various towns & cities, Agriculture run-off, Industrial effluents, etc. are the potential threats to the water quality of coastal
waters of Bay of Bengal. In view of this, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board is monitoring coastal waters of Bay of Bengal regularly
on monthly basis at the following points under Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMAPS): Annual average values of
coastal monitoring results for the period of 11 years from 2010-11 to 2020-21 are as follows:
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to view Annual average values of COMAPS for the period 2010-2011 to 2020-2021
Water quality Status of Kolleru Lake
Kolleru Lake is a natural wetland situated between Krishna and Godavari deltas in the costal districts of West Godavari and Krishna
, lying between the latitude 16.32" and 16.47" and longitude 81.05" and 81.21"E. The important activites in the lake area are
agriculture and aquaculture. The Lake is the drinking water source for the people living in the vicinity of the Kolleru Lake
and it is a bird sanctuary for indigenous and migrating birds.
The ecological degradation of the lake was set-in due to extensive use of pesticides by farmers of Upper catchment and delta regions
, bunding for pisciculture, drainig of sewage and industrial pollutants through in-flowing drains and channels.
APPCB is monitoring the water quality of the lake at 20 locations , viz, 11 inlets points, 8 lake points and 1 outlet on monthly basis.
Samples are analyzed for Physico-chemical and Bacterilogical Parameters
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to view average values of kolleru lake from the period 2010-21
Water quality monitoring of water bodies during idol immersion
Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board is monitoring water quality of water bodies like lakes, tanks, beaches,cannals, rivers etc on the occassion of immersion of
Ganesh Idols and Durga Pooja festival regularly as per the directions of Central Pollution Control Board in cities and major towns of Andhra Pradesh.Water Quality monitoring
year wise for the period from 2014 to 2019 are as follows
Click Here to view Ganesh immersion data for the year 2020.
Click Here to view Ganesh immersion data for the year 2019.
Click Here to view Ganesh immersion data for the year 2018.
Click Here to view Ganesh immersion data for the year 2017.
Click Here to view Ganesh immersion data for the year 2016.
Click Here to view Ganesh immersion data for the year 2015.
Click Here to view Ganesh immersion data for the year 2014.