Shriram Institute for Industrial Research, 19, University Road, Delhi

Ichchmati River is a major river of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya near Bangladesh Border. This river ecosystem has a great importance as a natural habitat among the various ecosystems of the region, whereas there are a little agricultural practices and no more industrial pollution. Location variation in nutrients concentration of the river was studied with special reference to physico-chemical parameters and heavy metals in the river water and sediment. Heavy Metals were found almost nil or in very low concentrations at selected site. The present study deals with the preliminary physico-chemical characteristics and Heavy Metals in the river water and river sediment, which exhibits the status of water quality and transfer of Heavy Metals from river water to sediment.