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Water Resources Zone

Laboratory Wing

In early days of laboratory establishment in 1925, these were named as Thal laboratories.

There are two sections in laboratory wing of water Resources Zone under the Supervision of Chief Chemist.

  1.  Deputy Chief Chemist I Section
  2.  Deputy Chief Chemist II Section

Infrastructure of Laboratories

  • Laboratories 06 No,
  • Lab Research Area, Lysimeters
  • Iron Lysimeters
  • Concrete Lysimeters
  • Concrete Pits
  • Filed Plots
  • Meteorological observatory

Analysis Facilities in Laboratories                                                   

Activity/

Analysis Facility

Analysis

Purpose

Parameters

Source

Estimated No. of Samples

Ground

water

Irrigation

Pre  (May June)

Post (Oct Nov)

12 No Parameters: EC, pH, Na, K, Ca, Mg, CO3, HCO3, Cl, SO4, SAR, RSC

Tube wells, Handpump, Piezometers, Private

7500

Surface water

Drinking (Rivers, canals, Head works)

(Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct)

3 Months Interval

19 No EC, pH, TSS, TDS, Cu, Ni, Zn,  Na, K, Ca, Mg, CO3, HCO3, Cl, SO4,turbiduty, odour, color, hardness.

Canals, Rivers,

Head Works

80

Irrigation

(Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec) 2 Months

12 No Parameters: EC, pH, Na, K, Ca, Mg, CO3, HCO3, Cl, SO4, SAR, RSC

Canals, Rivers,

Head works

650

Drains

Irrigation

(Apr, Oct)

19 No Parameters: EC, pH, Na, K, Ca, Mg, CO3, HCO3, Cl, SO4, SAR, RSC, TDS, TSS, BOD, COD, Cu, Zn, Ni.

Drains, Industries

120

Soil

Salinity Sodicity

24 No EC, pH,  SP, Na, K, Ca, Mg, CO3, HCO3, Cl, SO4,, ,SAR, Texture, GR, CEC, O.M, Boron, Nitrate, Phosphorus, Calcareousness, Gypsum purity, Particle and bulk density, infiltration rate,

Field Research Area, Reclamation Farms, private

500

Miscellaneous

Samples

Soil

As per requirement

Private, Farmers etc

100

Water

Private, Farmers,

Other Organizations

100

Ground Water

(New Activity)

Electronic geo-referenced data base of tube wells in Punjab

12 No Parameters: EC, pH, Na, K, Ca, Mg, CO3, HCO3, Cl, SO4, SAR, RSC

Expected Samples

120000

 

G.TOTAL

129050

 

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