NATIONAL AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN Coochbehar District, West Bengal
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
West Bengal
|
District |
Coochbehar |
Block |
Cooch Behar Ii Coochbehar I Dinhata-I Dinhata-Ii Haldibari Mathabhanga Ii Mathabhanga-I Mekliganj Sitai Sitalkuchi Tufanganj-I Tufanganj-Ii |
Year of Issue |
2022 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
RAJESH KUMAR SAHOO, AHG |
Keywords |
NATIONAL AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN Coochbehar District, West Bengal |
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The study area comprises 12 blocks of Cooch Behar districts in West Bengal. The present
study area covers a total of 3387 sq. km. geographical area. It is bounded by the north
latitudes 25°57'47" and 26°36'20" east longitudes of 88°47'44 89°54'35" in Survey
of India Toposheet no. 78B/11, 78B/12, 78B/14, 78B/15, 78B/16, 78F/02, 78F/03,
78F/04, 78F/07, 78F/08, 78F/11, 78F/12, 78F/15, 78G/05, and 78G/09. The district
with its headquarters at Cooch Behar is divided into five sub-divisions and 12 blocks.
The district has six municipal towns. Population is of the district is 326,558. The normal
rainfall of the district is 3213 mm annually, which is comparatively very high to the
state’s normal rainfall which is 1739 mm annually.