Assessment of Ground Water Quality and its Spatial Distribution Near Old Landfill Site of Kothrud, Pune

Abstract

Water is the basic element of social and economic infrastructure and is essential for a healthy society and sustainable development. Pune is one of the major developing cities in India. Groundwater is being the favorite alternative to water provided through taps, is facing threats due to anthropogenic activities in India, which has led to deterioration of ground water quality. Hence, monitoring of ground water quality has become indispensable. GIS not only facilitates data capture and processing but also serve as powerful computational tools that facilitate multi-map integrations. In this study ground water quality analysis was carried out ‘near old landfill site Kothrud' ‘Pune'. Water samples were collected in downstream direction of the old Landfill Site and strategically analyzed results are presented in a GIS based water quality mapping