• F. Lalbiak Mawia
• V.K. Bharati
• Shiva Kumar

The demand of water supply increases rapidly due to growth of human population and urbanization. Surface water alone is often insufficient to meet this escalating demand. The present study deals with the assessment of ground water conditions both in terms of prospect and quality in North Thingdawl Rural Development block of Kolasib district in the state of Mizoram, India. The study makes use of geo-spatial technology to identify the potential locations for ground water availability. Important spatial aspects which are responsible for the presence of ground water within the area were identified. Accordingly, three thematic layers viz., geomorphology, and lithology, geological structures like faults and lineaments were generated. These thematic layers were then integrated using ArcGIS software to form the hydrogeomorphic units which are the aquifers. Different classes of the aquifers determine the ground water condition in terms of prospect for development. Ground water samples were collected from 25 locations during the field survey to determine the ground water quality. The major parameters namely pH, Total Dissolved Solids, Total hardness, Alkalinity, Iron and Chloride 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 ground water quality. The final maps show the ground water conditions of the area in terms of prospect and quality. Advent of scientific techniques for identifying ground water prospective areas and analyzing its quality enables us to save time and money. The final output can be utilized for exploration, development and management of ground water resources.

GIS, Ground water, Remote Sensing, North Thingdawl block

"ASSESSMENT OF GROUND WATER CONDITIONS USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS IN NORTH THINGDAWL RURAL DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, MIZORAM, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.482-488, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906X96.pdf

"ASSESSMENT OF GROUND WATER CONDITIONS USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS IN NORTH THINGDAWL RURAL DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, MIZORAM, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp482-488, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906X96.pdf