India is the second largest producer of tea (camelia sinensis), the largest consumer and the fourth largest exporter (after Sri Lanka, Kenya and China) in the world. The major tea growing areas of India are Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars (West Bengal). The use of pesticides for effective pests control and artificial agrochemicals used for the growth and rate of production has generated a lot of concern relating to public health and environmental pollution like water etc. Polluted water is the cause for the spread of epidemics and chronic diseases in human beings. So assessment and monitoring of the drinking water sources located in the small tea garden areas are utmost necessities. A total 10 numbers of water samples were collected from different water sources like ring wells, ponds, drains and tube wells of Chamurchi to study the different water quality parameters like pH, Hardness, iron and coliform.
