Characterization of the groundwater quality in Udham Singh Nagar of Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand

The Udham Singh Nagar district is affluent in fertile land and water resources even favoured for industrial advancement, resulting a rapid increase of industrialization urban growth, which are the inevitable causes groundwater contamination. In recent years increased rate urbanization Integrated Industrial Estate (IIE) Pantnagar, Kashipur Sitarganj area (of district) have demand groundwater. Proper resource planning monitoring on regional scale required to cope with pace along dire irrigation needs. To suffice this strategy, spatial distribution quality shall determine sustainable approach be implemented an area. This research aims assess hydrochemical (areal extent 3055 Km2), Uttarakhand. samples collected from aquifer shown anomalous values Total Hardness (TH), Dissolved Solids (TDS), Magnesium (Mg2+), Iron (Fe), Lead (Pb2+) undergoing major elemental analysis, confirms degradation quality. Moreover, Piper Trilinear Diagram (PTD) has identified groundwater's facies characterization. Based interpretation TDS, most < 500 mg/L dissolved solids, making it desirable drinking. Therefore, phenomenon attributes suitable drinking present district,