GIS Based Groundwater Quality Mapping along Banks of River Noyyal in Tiruppur District of Tamil Nadu Meiaraj C.* Department of Civil Engineering, Govt. College of Technology, Coimbatore-641 013, India *E-mail: cmeiaraj@gmail.com
Online Published on 20 February, 2024. Abstract Due to the rapid economic and industrial growth in the Tiruppur district after globalization has adversely affected the quality of the environment. The major source of ground water pollution in Tiruppur is due to the domestic, agricultural and industrial activities. In this study, it has been evaluated the extend of the ground water contamination in Tiruppur district due to the Agricultural and Industrial activities. Forty sampling stations were selected along the banks of the river Noyyal on both sides in the Tiruppur district. The samples were analyzed for various physico-chemical parameters. From this study, it was found that the underground water was contaminated more at few sampling sites due to the Industrial and agricultural activities in the Tiruppur District. The sampling sites namely Samalapuram, Velayudhapalayam, Agraharapudur, Sulthanpettai, SR Nagar, MGR Nagar, Segudanthali and Vanjipalayam shows notable variation in the physio-chemical parameters. This study concludes that the groundwater quality in the entire region shows variation in the parameters for the monsoon period of July to October 2021 due to seasonal variation. Hence, it is important to take periodical monitoring of the groundwater quality in these regions for our future sustainability. Top Keywords Groundwater, Physio-chemical parameters, Correlation Matrix, GIS, Mapping. Top |