Geographic
Year : 2021, Volume : 16, Issue : 1
First page : ( 1) Last page : ( 12)
Print ISSN : 0975-4121.

Domestic water consumption in Aizawl City

Ramhnehzauv C.

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Govt. Lawngtlai College, Lawngtlai, Mizoram

Online Published on 28 March, 2022.

Abstract

The supply of water in Aizawl City is going to be a big challenge in future. The rapid increase in population, depleting water resources and enhanced consumer needs are going to create a difficult situation. Simultaneously, the alarming rise in pollution levels in surface water bodies and even in ground water is going to add to the situation. Therefore, the provision of adequate potable domestic water to residents of Aizawl obviously needs careful planning taking into account the City's peculiar environmental setting, the rapid rate of population growth and haphazard expansion of the built-up-area, as well as the need to install facilities that will not only meet the present needs but the future needs of the City dwellers as well. People adjusted their water use pattern with the availability of small quantity of water. Though a majority of households consume water below the specified norms, they largely show satisfaction with the available supply. Even people do not mind fetching water from unsafe sources during the lean period.

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Keywords

Domestic water consumption, Per capita water consumption, Income, Regression Analysis, Aizawl City.

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