Assessment of groundwater conditions in Bilkhawthlir Rural Development Block, Kolasib district, Mizoram, India

DOI

10.2991/msc-18.2018.13How to use a DOI?

Keywords

GIS, Groundwater, Remote Sensing, Bilkhawthlir block

Abstract

The present study deals with the assessment of groundwater conditions both in terms of prospect and quality in the northern part of Mizoram, India. Advent of scientific techniques for identifying groundwater prospective areas and analyzing its quality enables us to save time and money. The study makes use of geo-spatial technology to identify the potential locations for groundwater availability. Important spatial aspects which are responsible for the presence of groundwater within the area were identified. Accordingly, three thematic layers, viz. geomorphology, lithology, geological structures like faults and lineaments were generated. These thematic layers were then combined to form the hydrogeomorphic units which are the aquifers. Different classes of the aquifers determine the groundwater condition in terms of prospect for development. Groundwater samples were collected from 28 locations during the field survey to determine the quality. The major parameters namely pH, total dissolved solids, total hardness, iron, chloride, nitrate, calcium, manganese, magnesium and alkalinity of the samples were analyzed. Spatial interpolation technique through inverse distance weighted (IDW) approach has been used in the present study for generating spatial distribution of the groundwater quality. The final maps show the groundwater conditions of the area in terms of prospect and quality. The final output can be utilized for exploration, development and management of groundwater resources.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - F. Lalbiakmawia
AU  - Shiva Kumar
PY  - 2018/12
DA  - 2018/12
TI  - Assessment of groundwater conditions in Bilkhawthlir Rural Development Block, Kolasib district, Mizoram, India
BT  - Proceedings of the Mizoram Science Congress 2018 (MSC 2018) - Perspective and Trends in the Development of Science Education and Research
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 74
EP  - 86
SN  - 2352-5401
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DO  - 10.2991/msc-18.2018.13
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