Hydrochemical evaluation of surface water quality of Sutlej river using multi-indices, multivariate statistics and GIS

The water quality of Sutlej river in Indian Punjab is getting deteriorated due to expansion of agricultural, industrial and recreational activities in the region. Many studies have evaluated the water quality of Sutlej river around the stretches of contaminated drains confluence with the river, but there are very few studies in which hydrochemistry of surface water of the river has been studied from the entry point of Sutlej river in Indian...