BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

Quality assessment of Chitte river water in Aizawal city of Mizoram

  • Author:
  • Bihari Singh1, Kamal Kishor Singh1,2, Subhash Prasad Singh1,2, Vishwa Kant Pandey1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 12 to 15

1P.G. Department of Environmental Sciences, A.N. College, Patna.

2Department of Chemistry, A.N. College, Patna.

Abstract

The present work reports the study on water quality of Chitte river of Aizawal city. The study includes physico-chemical and biological parameters of river water in upstream and downstream. It also reports survey on health status of inhabitants in the city. The study reveals the fact that the system of sewage in city is not proper. There is of course fluctuation in parameters throughout the year but the quality of river water as a whole is good. The health status of inhabitant of the city is by and large, good.

Keywords

Aizawal, Chitte river water, municipal sewerage, quality assessment, health status