THE ASSESSMENT OF POTABLE WATER QUALITY IN SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF LUNGLEI TOWN, MIZORAM, INDIA

Water is the most essential resource for life and ensuring its quality is of utmost importance. Testing, assessing, analyzing and monitoring the status and standards of our water resources is vital and necessary. Lunglei is the largest town in the state of Mizoram in North East India. This hilly town is the capital of Lunglei district administration and it is the centre for political, educational and commercial activities for the district. As the world is facing grave threats from climate change and pollution, and keeping the ever growing population in mind, the need for quality potable water for daily needs are increasing and consumption of clean and healthy potable water is vital. The insufficient research on the nature and status of water resources in Mizoram and Lunglei district in particular has resulted in the lack of proper utilization of water resources and their quality. The present study deals with the present day status of potable water qualities consumed from three different localities in the south central parts of Lunglei town using different physico-chemical parameters.