The main aim of this study is to check the suitability of the water for domestic and drinking purpose. A systematic
study has been carried out to assess the water quality index of Wainganga river, at different locations. In present study, the
physico-chemical parameters of the Wainganga river at Chhapara, in Seoni district of Madhya pradesh state studied for the five
locations which use for the different purposes like bathing ,farming, pooja, washing, etc. In the present paper, water quality
index (WQI) was estimated for the River Wainganga to study the affects of the human activities to the bank of the river and river
water. The study was directed toward the use of WQI to describe the level of pollution in the river for the locations. The study
also identifies the critical pollutants affecting the river water quality during its course through the village. The indices have been
computed for five locations before the time of COVID-19 and the time of during COVID-19 in the river. The objective of WQI is
to turn