AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN Kurukshetra District, Haryana
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Haryana
|
District |
Kurukshetra |
Block |
Babain Ismailabad Ladwa Pehowa Pipli Shahbad Thanesar |
Year of Issue |
2016 |
Number of Authors |
7 |
Name of Authors |
Tarun Mishra, S.Bhatnagar, K.S.Rawat, Sanjay Pandey, Anantha Rao. D, Gyanendra Rai , Aditya Sharma |
Keywords |
Aquifer Mapping, Hydrologic Studies, Kurukshetra District, Aquifer Management Plan |
File |
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Kurukshetra district falls in the north-east part of the Haryana State and bounded by
North latitudes 29o53’00” and 30o15’02” and East longitudes 76o26’27” and 77o07’57”. The area
of the district is 1682.53 Sq Km. The district is bordered by Karnal district in the south and
south eastern, Kaithal district in the south western and Ambala district in the north. The
district is also bordered by Patiala district of Punjab State in the north-west. It has six blocks
(Ladwa, Pehowa, Shahabad, Thanesar, Babain and Ismailabad) and are shown in fig 4.1.
Ismailabad block has been recently created from Pehowa, Shahabad Thanesar blocks. The
total population of the district as per 2011 census is 964231. The eastern parts of the district
falls in the Upper Ya m u n a Basin and western parts falls in Ghaggar basin. Irrigation is done
by surface as well as ground water.