Groundwater is a main source of fresh drinking water in both the rural and urban area of India. The groundwater
quality has decreased in recent times, due to the percolation of polluted water into the soils from wastewater drains. This study
deals with the groundwater pollution in the Baddi Industrial Area in Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. Groundwater samples
were collected from 8 locations in Baddi- Brotiwala- Nalagarh region and tested for heavy metals and physico-chemical
parameters concentration in water. Groundwater samples were collected from hand pumps and tube wells in the area. The
results obtained have been compared with BIS standards for drinking water (IS 10500:2012). During the study a total of 6 heavy
metals parameters of water such as : lead, arsenic, chromium, copper, iron and manganese and physico- chemical parameters
such as pH, Electrical-conductivity.
