GROUNDWATER AS A MAIN SOURCE OF DOMESTIC USE IN HINTHADA TOWN, AYEYARWADY REGION
Abstract
- Ayeyarwady Region is undoubtedly of great economic importance to the country by agriculture and fish productions. Hinthada Township is one of the 26 townships of Ayeyarwady Region, located on the western part of Ayeyarwady River. The total population of the Town is 80,117 in 2018. Most residents use water from groundwater source. There is no systematic water supply system. According to field survey, most of residents depend on rain water in the rainy season and ponds, opened-surface wells, shallow tube wells (hand pump) and deep tube wells and Ayeyarwady River for domestic use. Many households have their own tube wells and brick-lined wells in their houses but the water from most of them does not have good quality and is not suitable for drinking purposes. This study aims to determine the main water source for domestic and drinking uses of the residents and to make an assessment on peoples’ perception on quality of their available water. Although both primary and secondary data are used, the main data from questionaries’ survey and interview is used in the study. Systematic random sampling method is used to collect data. According to the result, groundwater is main water source for domestic use of residents of Hinthada Town. 97% of domestic water is from groundwater. Groundwater withdrawal is made by tube wells and hand pump wells. The chemical quality of groundwater is not exactly known well but people usually use traditional methods of at least one night keeping sedimentation with the aid of sedimentation tanks for the purpose of filtering and cleaning.
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Year
- 2021
Author
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Khin Kay Khaing
Subject
- Geography
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)