Industrialization and urbanization are main anthropogenic activities responsible for environmental pollution. This is specifically true about water bodies wherein various toxic solids wastes, effluents and emission discharged, resulting in an excessive amount of toxic and hazardous metals in local groundwater. Due to discharge of untreated industrial effluents in the sewage channels, the groundwater quality deteriorated to great extent therefore availability of healthy, clean, and good quality potable water is a matter of great concern in the urban areas. The extent of groundwater contamination evaluated in the Balotra, Rajasthan. Water samples collected from the hand pumps installed nearby industrial units. These samples analysed for various physicochemical parameters like Total dissolved solids (TDS), alkalinity, pH, hardness, chloride, Nitrate and Total Hardness. Results revealed that in most of cases water samples not fit for drinking purposes when compared with the standard guide lines available for drinking water.

Keywords: Environmental Pollution, Groundwater, Physicochemical Parameters, Drinking Purposes