The present study reveals that emphasizing the groundwater quality in and around the industrial region of Visakhapatnam area, Andhra Pradesh. Ground water is mainly polluted due to organic, inorganic pollutants, heavy metals and pesticides. Ground water samples collected from different sampling stations and analyzed for different water quality parameters such as pH, EC, TDS, Ca2+, Mg2+, TH, Cl-, CO3-2, HCO3-, Na+, K+, NO3-, Fe2+, F-, Cu2+, Pb2+, Zn2+,Cr3+ using standard techniques in laboratory. The results obtained were compared with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS: 10500, 2012) guidelines for drinking water. The main objective of this study is to identify the quality of ground water especially in industrial area and to calculate water quality index (WQI) for different ground water sources at industrialized area. For calculating the WQI, Ten parameters have been considered. The WQI for these samples ranged between 37 to 115. Water quality index value is poor quality in one area i.e Parawada. Piper diagram represents that the ground water is calcium carbonate Ca-Mg-Na-Cl-SO42-.The analysis revealed that some of the groundwater quality parameters slightly above the desirable limits and not suitable for drinking water and it also needs to be protected from the perils of contamination by giving some of treatment.
