The focus of the present research was based upon contamination of urban storm water run off . As urban storm water is harmful to the environment and imparts harmful effects on the water quality as well as water quantity of receiving waters. A variety of water quality parameters were monitored at high traffic areas for the consecutive two years in Shillong city. Aqueous loading of chloride, sulphate, nitrate, Pb, Cd, Al, Zn, Fe increased during the two monitored storm events. The highest increases in pollutant loadings were associated with chloride, sulphate, Pb, Cd and Fe.
