AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN Ambala District, Haryana
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Haryana
|
District |
Ambala |
Block |
Ambala-I Ambala-Ii Barara Naraingarh Saha Shahzadpur |
Year of Issue |
2016 |
Number of Authors |
5 |
Name of Authors |
Tarun Mishra, Scientist 'B , S.Bhatnagar, Scientist 'B' , K.S.Rawat, Scientist 'B' , Sanjay Pandey, Asstt. Hydrogeologist , Anantha Rao. D STA (HG) |
Keywords |
Aquifer Mapping, hydrogeological Study, Ambala District, Aquifer Management Plan |
File |
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Ambala district of Haryana lies between 30o 10’ to 31o 35’ north latitudes and 76o
30’ to 77o 10’ east longitudes. Total geographical area of the district is 1595.85 sq.km. It is
divided into three tehsils namely Ambala ,Barara and Naraingarh, and sub-divided into six
development blocks namely Ambala I, Ambala II ,Barara, Shahzadpur, Naraingarh, and Saha
(Fig 1). The district area falls in Yamuna sub-basin of Ganga basin, and drained by streams
Tangri, Beghna and Markanda. The normal annual rainfall of the district is 1076 mm, and is
unevenly distributed over the area. The average rainy days are 44. The district area is
occupied by Indo-Gangetic alluvium flat terrain. A small area in extreme northeastern
side of the district is occupied by dissected rolling plains of Siwalik range. The area slopes
towards southwest with an average gradient of 1.5m/km. The soils are non-calcareous and
sandy loam on the surface, and loam to clayey loam at depth, classified as
Udipsamments/Udorthents.