The use of groundwater has increased significantly in the last decades due to its widespread occurrence and overall good quality. The present study aims at determining the suitability of ground water quality for drinking purpose at selected locations in Dindigul district. Dindigul is one of the important places for its tannery units. It has more than 80 tannery units in and around the city and nearly 50 units are under processing of leather. It is the fact that the processing of leather requires large amount of freshwater along with various chemicals. Groundwater is the main source of drinking water in Dindigul. The leather industry in and around the Dindigul city pollute both surface and groundwater by discharging their wastes. Hence the present study has been undertaken to determine the physico-chemical characteristics of groundwater in some selected locations of Dindigul district. Various water samples were taken at four different locations. The samples are analysed for physico-chemical parameters. The results were compared with drinking water standards of Bureau of Indian Standards (IS: 10500) and World Health Organisation (WHO 2011) standards. Further the correlation studies among the different parameters of water were estimated.
Keywords: Ground Water; Dindigul District; Physico-Chemical Parameters; Correlation