Impact of Mass Bathing and Religious Activities on Water Quality Index of Prominent Water Bodies: A Multilocation Study in Haryana, India

Table 2

Relative weight () values of each parameter.

S. number	Physicochemical parameters	Water quality standards for bathing or recreation	Assigned weight	Relative weight = /
1	pH	6.5–9.0 [4], 6.5–8.5 [5]	4	0.1
2	Conductivity (Ω/cm)	3000 [6]	4	0.1
3	TDS (mg L^−1)	1500 [6]	4	0.12
4	Turbidity (NTU)	5 [7]	2	0.05
5	DO (mg L^−1)	≥5 [5]	4	0.1
6	BOD (mg L^−1)	≤3 [5]	3	0.07
7	Total alkalinity (mg L^−1)	200 [6]	1	0.02
8	Total chloride (mg L^−1)	350 [4]	3	0.07
9	Total hardness (mg L^−1)	600 [8, 9]	2	0.05
10	Total sulphate (mg L^−1)	350 [4]	4	0.1
11	Total nitrate (mg L^−1)	5.6 [4]	5	0.12
12	Total coliform (MPN/100 mL of water sample)	≤500 [6, 10]	4	0.1