Attributes of Domestic Water Supply in Aizawl City, Mizoram-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Attributes of Domestic Water Supply in Aizawl City, Mizoram

Published:2022-09-04 Issue:1 Volume:6 Page:49-57
ISSN:2582-1083
Container-title:Journal of Geographical Studies
language:en
Short-container-title:J Geographical Studies

Author:

Ramhnehzauva C.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Geography, Government Lawngtlai College, Lawngtlai-796891, Mizoram (India).

Abstract

The present study aims to understand the availability and distribution of public water supply in Aizawl city of Mizoram state (India) among 15 out of 83 local councils. About 50 sample households selected from each of the sampled local councils are fifty households, thus data gathered via questionnaire administered to 750 respondents mainly female household heads. Most of the households depend on multiple water sources because their principal source is not fully reliable. A domestic water source for households was determined by the availability of water sources in their respective area and households’ economic. The water consumption in the study area is well below the standards set by the Indian Bureau of Standards.

Publisher

Gatha Cognition

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://gathacognition.com/site/showpdf/article/151

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