ABSTRACT
Agriculture relies heavily on irrigation especially with groundwater which is a significant source in many countries. However, excessive use of groundwater can lead to a decrease in groundwater levels and cause scarcity of water. Irrigation requires good-quality water which is governed by dissolved ions. The groundwater quality is greatly influenced by global population growth, climate change and human activities including mining, agriculture, industrial effluents, seawater intrusion, household usage, etc., A study was conducted to evaluate the quality of groundwater for agriculture in various blocks of Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu. The sampling was done during March 2023 and about one hundred and fifty groundwater samples were collected from different blocks of the Kanchipuram district viz., Sriperumbudur(32 Nos), Kundrathur (28 Nos), Walajabad (34 Nos), Uthiramerur (29 Nos) and Kanchipuram (27 Nos). The physio-chemical (pH and EC) and chemical characteristics of the groundwater samples, including the cations Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, and K+, as well as the anions CO32-, HCO3-, Cl-, and SO42-, were analyzed and the resulting properties were computed (SAR and RSC). The pH and EC values ranged from 3.29 to 8.49 and 0.09 to 5.22 dS m-1, respectively. The Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC) ranged from nil to 32 meq L-1, while the Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR) ranged from 0.19 to 34.78 mmol L-1. According to the CSSRI, Karnal Water Quality Classification about 38 percent of the samples falls in the good quality category, alkali water was about 57.33 percent and Saline water was 4.67 percent in Kanchipuram district. The Good quality water was dominant in Uthiramerur block followed by the Sriperumbudur block. The Saline and Alkali water was dominant in Sriperumbudur and Kanchipuram blocks respectively.
ABSTRACT
Financial statements are the pulse of an organization to understand the healthy financial position of an organisation. This Study was taken up in Tamilnadu Industrial Development Cooperative Bank (TAICO), Chennai with the objective to determine the variation in the items of income statement and balance sheet by common size statement, to evaluate the performance of the bank by comparative study and to ascertain the solvency, liquidity and profitability ratios of the bank. For the purpose of the study, last three years financial statements were obtained from the bank.With the help of Common size balance sheet, Comparative Balance sheet and Ratios of Profitability, Solvency and Liquidity the financial status was obtained. The bank has seen a down side during the pandemic period as visible from the analysis. It is also very positive to note that deposits has risen and the bank is close to pre-pandemic status as per 2021 reports. The bank has to concentrate on investing in Fixed assets and also ensure that profits are used in this regard. Other variables indicate a healthy financial statement of the bank